# 1994–95 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

The 1994–95 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 19th year. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. They defeated Southern Illinois in the first round of the NCAA tournament and advanced to second round before losing to eventual National Runner-up Arkansas, 96–94 in overtime. Syracuse finished with a 20–10 (12–6 Big East) record.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 16, 1994* | No. 8 | George Washington | L 104–111 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Nov 29, 1994* | No. 22 | Colgate | W 88–53 | 1–1 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 2, 1994* | No. 22 | Kent State | W 83–50 | 2–1 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 3, 1994* | No. 22 | Davidson | W 89–66 | 3–1 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 6, 1994 | No. 19 | at Miami (FL) | W 83–65 | 4–1 (1–0) | Miami Arena Miami, Florida |
| Dec 17, 1994* | No. 16 | Princeton | W 67–65 $^{OT}$ | 5–1 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 19, 1994* | No. 14 | Robert Morris | W 103–67 | 6–1 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 22, 1994* | No. 14 | No. 6 Arizona | W 94–84 | 7–1 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 29, 1994* | No. 11 | Le Moyne | W 94–54 | 8–1 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 3, 1995 | No. 10 | at Boston College | W 81–72 | 9–1 (2–0) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 7, 1995 | No. 10 | Seton Hall | W 89–77 | 10–1 (3–0) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 9, 1995 | No. 8 | Villanova | W 61–60 | 11–1 (4–0) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 14, 1995 | No. 8 | at Pittsburgh | W 65–63 | 12–1 (5–0) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 17, 1995 | No. 6 | St. John's | W 91–87 | 13–1 (6–0) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 21, 1995 | No. 6 | at Providence | W 60–59 | 14–1 (7–0) | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Jan 23, 1995 | No. 6 | at No. 2 Connecticut Rivalry | L 75–86 | 14–2 (7–1) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Jan 28, 1995 | No. 6 | Miami (FL) | W 76–51 | 15–2 (8–1) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 30, 1995 | No. 10 | at No. 13 Georgetown | W 76–75 | 16–2 (9–1) | Capital Centre Landover, Maryland |
| Feb 5, 1995* | No. 10 | at No. 6 Kentucky | L 71–77 | 16–3 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 8, 1995 | No. 10 | Providence | W 100–76 | 17–3 (10–1) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Feb 12, 1995 | No. 10 | No. 3 Connecticut | L 70–77 | 17–4 (10–2) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 1995* | (3) No. 21 | vs. (6) Providence Quarterfinals | L 69–71 $^{OT}$ | 19–9 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1995* | (7 MW) No. 25 | vs. (10 MW) Southern Illinois First Round | W 96–92 | 20–9 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Mar 19, 1995* | (7 MW) No. 25 | vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Arkansas Second Round | L 94–96 | 20–10 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||