Syracuse's Boeheim earns victory No. 877
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Kris Joseph scored 17 points, and No. 3 Syracuse recovered from its first loss of the season by beating Cincinnati, 60-53, Monday night in a Big East Conference game, giving coach Jim Boeheim a notable career win.
The Orange (21-1, 8-1) used a late 12-2 run to pull away from the Bearcats (15-6, 5-3), who tried to use the energy of their first home sellout at Fifth Third Arena to get a signature win.
Instead, Boeheim came away with career victory No. 877, moving him ahead of Adolph Rupp into sole possession of fourth place on the Division I coaching list.
Syracuse was coming off a 67-58 loss Saturday at Notre Dame that ended the best start in school history and cost the Orange the No. 1 ranking. Joseph had three driving baskets in the 12-2 run midway through the second half.
Cashmere Wright had 17 points for Cincinnati, which suffered back-to-back losses for the first time this season.
A little old-fashioned zone defense made the difference. Cincinnati's 53 points matched its season low against Xavier.
The Bearcats, who wore throwback uniforms for their biggest home game of the season. Most of the 13,176 fans dressed in white. Syracuse's late spurt sent them to the exits before the buzzer.
• Notre Dame 72, Tennessee 44: Skylar Diggins matched a season high with 27 points and No. 2 Notre Dame (20-1) routed No. 7 Tennessee in a non-conference game, holding the visiting Volunteers (14-5) to their lowest scoring output in school history.
• Miami 79, Virginia Tech 48: Stefanie Yderstrom scored 22 points to lead No. 10 Miami (17-1, 6-1 ACC) to a victory against visiting Virginia Tech (6-14, 2-5).
• Robert Morris 73, Fairleigh Dickinson 49: Mary Durojaye had 20 points and eight rebounds as the visiting Colonials (10-9, 4-4) cruised past Fairleigh Dickinson (9-11, 4-4) in the Northeast Conference.
First Published January 24, 2012 12:00 am
