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Syracuse Orange vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Feb 24, 2015
FINAL

Box Score

12T
SYR273865
ND223860

Game Recap

Game Highlights Video

Syracuse uses defense to pull off road upset of 9th-ranked Notre Dame. J. Johnson scored 19 points, Rakeem Christmas added 14 despite being in foul trouble and Syracuse held ninth-ranked Notre Dame to 35 percent shooting in a 65-60 victory Tuesday night.

Player Stats

Syracuse Orange logoSYRACUSEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
21Tyler Roberson150-40-01-23300031
25Rakeem Christmas285-140-04-5121126514
0Michael Gbinije373-91-35-652614112
14Kaleb Alejandro Joseph210-20-12-44210012
10Trevor Cooney315-111-60-032100311
35Chinonso Obokoh120-00-00-23000020
2BJ Johnson297-132-63-360102019
4Ron Patterson273-40-00-01110146
TOTAL-23-5740.4%4-1625.0%15-2268.2%3711113131965
Notre Dame Fighting Irish logoNOTRE DAMEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
30Zach Auguste275-70-00-160102210
32Steve Vasturia392-100-62-21140346
11Demetrius Jackson261-50-20-24100232
24Pat Connaughton403-93-74-4150110313
22Jerian Grant402-90-69-1219003313
35Bonzie Colson194-80-08-950311216
3V.J. Beachem90-10-10-01000300
TOTAL-17-4934.7%3-2213.6%23-3076.7%331192141760

Play-by-Play

1st halfSYRND
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Syracuse.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (19:41) Tyler Roberson missed Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (19:41) Rakeem Christmas Offensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (19:38) Rakeem Christmas missed Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (19:38) Rakeem Christmas Offensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (19:37) Rakeem Christmas Turnover.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (19:15) Steve Vasturia Turnover.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (19:15) Michael Gbinije Steal.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (19:13) Rakeem Christmas Turnover.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (19:13) Steve Vasturia Steal.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (18:52) Steve Vasturia missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (18:52) Trevor Cooney Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +2 (18:37) Rakeem Christmas made Dunk. Assisted by Kaleb Joseph.
    20
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (18:22) Pat Connaughton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (18:22) Jerian Grant Offensive Rebound.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (18:17) Steve Vasturia missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (18:17) Kaleb Joseph Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +3 (18:08) Michael Gbinije made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevor Cooney.
    50
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    +2 (17:30) Zach Auguste made Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
    52
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (17:19) Michael Gbinije missed Layup.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (17:19) Demetrius Jackson Defensive Rebound.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (17:13) Zach Auguste Turnover.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (17:13) Kaleb Joseph Steal.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (16:59) Rakeem Christmas missed Jumper.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (16:59) Zach Auguste Defensive Rebound.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (16:39) Demetrius Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (16:39) Rakeem Christmas Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (16:31) Tyler Roberson missed Layup.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (16:31) Steve Vasturia Defensive Rebound.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    +3 (16:17) Pat Connaughton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
    55
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (15:58) Trevor Cooney missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (15:58) Pat Connaughton Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (15:55) Foul on Tyler Roberson.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (15:46) Foul on Ron Patterson.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (15:46) Jerian Grant missed Free Throw.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (15:46) Notre Dame Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    +1 (15:46) Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
    56
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    +1 (15:46) Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
    57
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (15:30) B.J. Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (15:30) Zach Auguste Defensive Rebound.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (15:08) Steve Vasturia Turnover.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (15:08) B.J. Johnson Steal.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (14:51) Rakeem Christmas missed Jumper.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (14:51) Pat Connaughton Defensive Rebound.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (14:43) Pat Connaughton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (14:43) Rakeem Christmas Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +2 (14:28) Ron Patterson made Dunk. Assisted by Kaleb Joseph.
    77
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (14:13) Zach Auguste missed Layup.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (14:13) Rakeem Christmas Block.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (14:13) B.J. Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (14:05) Foul on Demetrius Jackson.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (14:05) Kaleb Joseph missed Free Throw.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (14:05) Syracuse Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +1 (14:05) Kaleb Joseph made Free Throw.
    87
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (13:39) Bonzie Colson missed Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (13:39) Michael Gbinije Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (13:30) Foul on Michael Gbinije.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (13:30) Michael Gbinije Turnover.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (13:03) Pat Connaughton missed Layup.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (13:03) Rakeem Christmas Block.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (13:03) Rakeem Christmas Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +2 (12:55) Trevor Cooney made Jumper.
    107
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (12:38) Foul on Rakeem Christmas.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (12:37) V.J. Beachem Turnover.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (12:37) Trevor Cooney Steal.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (12:26) Rakeem Christmas missed Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (12:26) Rakeem Christmas Offensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +2 (12:24) Rakeem Christmas made Jumper.
    127
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (12:24) Foul on Pat Connaughton.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +1 (12:24) Rakeem Christmas made Free Throw.
    137
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (11:59) Bonzie Colson missed Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (11:59) Michael Gbinije Defensive Rebound.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (11:37) Foul on Steve Vasturia.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (11:32) B.J. Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (11:32) Pat Connaughton Defensive Rebound.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    +3 (11:10) Pat Connaughton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
    1310
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +2 (10:39) B.J. Johnson made Layup.
    1510
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (10:12) Steve Vasturia missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (10:12) Rakeem Christmas Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (10:07) Rakeem Christmas Turnover.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (10:07) Steve Vasturia Steal.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (10:02) Demetrius Jackson missed Layup.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (10:02) Kaleb Joseph Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (9:41) Michael Gbinije missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (9:41) Pat Connaughton Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (9:33) Foul on Rakeem Christmas.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (9:33) Jerian Grant missed Free Throw.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (9:33) Notre Dame Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    +1 (9:33) Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
    1511
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +2 (9:12) Ron Patterson made Layup. Assisted by Michael Gbinije.
    1711
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (8:51) Steve Vasturia missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (8:51) Michael Gbinije Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (8:47) Michael Gbinije Turnover.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (8:47) Steve Vasturia Steal.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    +2 (8:32) Zach Auguste made Layup. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
    1713
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +2 (8:19) Rakeem Christmas made Dunk. Assisted by Tyler Roberson.
    1913
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (8:00) V.J. Beachem Turnover.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (7:50) Rakeem Christmas missed Layup.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (7:50) Pat Connaughton Defensive Rebound.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (7:30) Steve Vasturia missed Layup.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (7:30) Rakeem Christmas Defensive Rebound.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (7:18) Foul on Bonzie Colson.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +1 (7:18) Tyler Roberson made Free Throw.
    2013
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (7:18) Tyler Roberson missed Free Throw.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (7:18) Pat Connaughton Defensive Rebound.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (7:02) Bonzie Colson Turnover.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (7:02) Michael Gbinije Steal.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (6:58) Michael Gbinije Turnover.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (6:58) Pat Connaughton Steal.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (6:53) Foul on Rakeem Christmas.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    +1 (6:53) Steve Vasturia made Free Throw.
    2014
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    +1 (6:53) Steve Vasturia made Free Throw.
    2015
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (6:41) Trevor Cooney missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (6:41) Notre Dame Defensive Rebound.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (6:14) Jerian Grant Turnover.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (5:57) Tyler Roberson missed Jumper.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (5:57) V.J. Beachem Defensive Rebound.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (5:46) Bonzie Colson missed Layup.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (5:46) Michael Gbinije Block.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (5:46) Kaleb Joseph Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (5:35) Michael Gbinije missed Jumper.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (5:35) Pat Connaughton Defensive Rebound.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (5:22) Pat Connaughton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (5:22) Tyler Roberson Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (4:59) Ron Patterson missed Jumper.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (4:59) Bonzie Colson Block.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (4:59) Bonzie Colson Defensive Rebound.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (4:38) V.J. Beachem missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (4:38) B.J. Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +3 (4:24) B.J. Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Roberson.
    2315
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (3:57) Pat Connaughton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (3:57) Ron Patterson Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (3:48) Foul on Ron Patterson.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (3:48) Ron Patterson Turnover.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (3:25) Zach Auguste missed Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (3:25) Tyler Roberson Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +2 (3:00) B.J. Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Roberson.
    2515
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (2:45) Demetrius Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (2:45) Syracuse Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (2:13) Tyler Roberson missed Jumper.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (2:13) Pat Connaughton Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (2:10) Foul on Chinonso Obokoh.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    +1 (2:10) Pat Connaughton made Free Throw.
    2516
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    +1 (2:10) Pat Connaughton made Free Throw.
    2517
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (1:52) B.J. Johnson missed Layup.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (1:52) Pat Connaughton Block.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (1:52) B.J. Johnson Offensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +2 (1:48) B.J. Johnson made Layup.
    2717
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (1:28) Demetrius Jackson Turnover.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (1:28) Michael Gbinije Steal.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (1:21) B.J. Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (1:21) Kaleb Joseph Offensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (1:12) Michael Gbinije missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (1:12) Zach Auguste Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (1:04) Foul on Ron Patterson.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    +1 (1:04) Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
    2718
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    +1 (1:04) Jerian Grant made Free Throw.
    2719
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (0:51) B.J. Johnson Turnover.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (0:51) Bonzie Colson Steal.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    +2 (0:45) Bonzie Colson made Dunk.
    2721
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (0:45) Foul on Tyler Roberson.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    +1 (0:45) Bonzie Colson made Free Throw.
    2722
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (0:24) Foul on Jerian Grant.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (0:01) B.J. Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo
    (0:01) Bonzie Colson Defensive Rebound.
2nd half

Team Stats

65Points60
23-57(40.4%)Field Goal(%)17-49(34.7%)
4-16(25.0%)3-Point(%)3-22(13.6%)
15-22(68.2%)Free Throw(%)23-30(76.7%)
39(10)Rebounds(Offensive)35(6)
11Assists11
11Steals9
3Blocks2
13Turnovers14
19(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

Game Details

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 · 8:00 PM
Purcell Pavilion · South Bend, IN
attendance: 9,149 (100%)
spread: ND -9