Syracuse 81, 
Kansas 78
Post-Season NCAA Tournament
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans, Louisiana) - Neutral Site
Attendance: 54,524
Officials: Dick Cartmell, Gerald Boudreaux, Reggie Cofer
Team Rebounds: Syracuse (2) Kansas (3)
Technicals: Syracuse (0) Kansas (0)
| 1 | 2 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYRA (30-5) | 53 | 28 | 81 |
| KU (30-8) | 42 | 36 | 78 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYRA | 78 | 103.6 | 99.8 |
| KU | 78 | 99.8 | 103.6 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYRA | .563 | 0.217 | 0.324 | 0.159 |
| KU | .465 | 0.230 | 0.490 | 0.169 |
Syracuse Orange
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Carmelo Anthony | Starter | SF | 37:00 | 7-16 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 19.0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| - | Kueth Duany | Starter | SG | 13:00 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| - | Hakim Warrick | Starter | PF | 31:00 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| - | Craig Forth | Starter | C | 24:00 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6.6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| - | Gerry McNamara | Starter | PG | 34:00 | 6-13 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| - | Josh Pace | Bench | SF | 21:00 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9.5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| - | Jeremy McNeil | Bench | SF | 13:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| - | Billy Edelin | Bench | SG | 27:00 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 6.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Team | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 200 | 30-63 | 11-18 | 10-17 | 57.6 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 81 | ||||
| 47.6% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
Kansas Jayhawks
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Jeff Graves | Starter | C | 37:00 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-7 | 19.4 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| - | Nick Collison | Starter | PF | 40:00 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 3-10 | 24.0 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| - | Keith Langford | Starter | SF | 23:00 | 7-9 | 0-1 | 5-10 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| - | Kirk Hinrich | Starter | SG | 38:00 | 6-20 | 3-12 | 1-1 | 4.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| - | Aaron Miles | Starter | PG | 34:00 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6.5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| - | Michael Lee | Bench | SG | 23:00 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| - | Bryant Nash | Bench | SF | 05:00 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 200 | 31-71 | 4-20 | 12-30 | 61.2 | 24 | 25 | 52 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 78 | ||||
| 43.7% | 20.0% | 40.0% |
Syracuse Orange Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Gerry McNamara 13.3p, 2.3r, 4.4a |
Kueth Duany 11p, 3.7r, 2a |
Carmelo Anthony 22.2p, 9.7r, 2.2a |
Hakim Warrick 14.8p, 8.5r, 1.6a |
Craig Forth 3.8p, 3.3r, 0.9a |
| Rotation | |
Billy Edelin 9p, 3.4r, 2.5a |
Josh Pace 4.3p, 2.7r, 1.9a |
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Jeremy McNeil 3.3p, 4.2r, 0.2a |
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Kansas Jayhawks Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Aaron Miles 8.9p, 3.3r, 6.4a |
Kirk Hinrich 17.3p, 3.8r, 3.5a |
Keith Langford 15.9p, 4.9r, 2a |
Nick Collison 18.5p, 10r, 2.2a |
Jeff Graves 6p, 6.8r, 0.9a |
| Rotation | |
Michael Lee 4.9p, 2.3r, 1a |
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Bryant Nash 2.9p, 2.4r, 0.4a |
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