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| Boeheim has a 300-161 record in his 26th season in the conference. John Thompson, who coached at Georgetown for 20 seasons, is second on the career list with 231 wins. Jim Calhoun, in his 19th season at Connecticut, is second among active coaches with 221.
The Irish trailed 38-34 at halftime and they opened the second half with an 8-0 run and twice led by eight points. They went ahead 57-51 when Chris Quinn, who had 13 points, hit a 3-pointer. But that's when the Orange took control by making seven straight baskets as the Irish simply couldn't stop them inside. Warrick, who had four straight double-doubles against the Irish, struggled on Monday, going just 2-of-10 from the free throw line and finished with five rebounds. The Orange were just 10-of-24 from the free throw line, a season-low 27 percent. The Orange shot 50 percent from the field, though, including 56.5 percent in the second half. Torin Francis had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Irish, while Colin Falls had 14 points. Chris Thomas, who broke Pat Garrity's school record with his 112th career start, was held to five points on 1-of-14 shooting, including 1-of-11 from 3-point range. The Irish, who lost to Syracuse for the sixth time in seven tries, were 9-of-30 from 3-point range, including 3-of-15 in the second half. |
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| "Ruben is a great guy," Shaq said. "It was just one of those things that I do to make people remember me. He was there and I just jumped on him. I was having a good time." The dunking throughout the game was simply incredible. Alley-oops of all flavors, no-look, off-the-glass, off-the-glass-to-yourself. I know some people don't like the emphasis on dunking, but when done in the context of the game like it was in this game, it can be thrilling. I think Michael Redd has arrived. Not only did he play well, but when the East was down three with 24 seconds left in the game, he got the East's last good look at the basket. He missed, but he wasn't shy. Next year, Michael. I feel a little bit bad that L.A. natives Paul Pierce and Baron Davis were on the bench for the stretch run.
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