SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -Donte Greene and Jonny Flynn both scored 21 points and Syracuse beat No. 21 Marquette 87-72 on Saturday to remain in the hunt for an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.
It was a must-win game for the Orange (19-12, 9-9 Big East), who won their second straight after blowing an 11-point lead in the final 3 1/2 minutes and losing to Pitt a week ago.
Syracuse had won only two of its previous seven games to seriously jeopardize its chances of securing a postseason spot and was in desperate need of a quality win, and Marquette (22-8, 11-7), which had won six of seven, obliged.
Arinze Onuaku, a huge presence in the low post all game, and Paul Harris both finished with 14 points for Syracuse, while Kristof Ongenaet had nine points, four assists, three blocks and two steals.
Jerel McNeal led Marquette with 22 points and Wesley Matthews had 14. Dominic James and Lazar Hayward both finished with seven points after entering the game averaging over 13 points in league play.
Three weeks after upsetting then-No. 8 Georgetown 77-70, the Orange posted their second victory this season over a ranked team by shooting 18 -of-26 (69.2 percent) and committing just six turnovers in the second half against the league leader in steals.
Greene started a 13-5 spurt early that gave Syracuse a double-digit lead the Golden Eagles couldn't overcome.
After McNeal's follow moved Marquette within 39-37 less than 2 minutes into the second half, Greene hit a hook off the glass and Ongeneat followed with two dunks, the second off his steal in the lane from Hayward and a court-long dash. Ongenaet was fouled on the shot and completed a three-point play for a 49-40 lead at 16:46.
Greene's 3 boosted the lead to 52-42 and the Orange never let Marquette get closer than 10 points the rest of the game.
Marquette, which entered the game fourth in the Big East in 3-point shooting at 35.9 percent, was 5-of-11 in the first half to stay close despite committing an uncustomary 12 turnovers that led to 11 points for the Orange.
Neither team led by more than three points in the first half until Syracuse broke a 23-all tie with six straight points.
Greene's jumper made it 29-23 at 3:19, but Dan Fitzgerald and McNeal followed with 3-pointers to rally the Golden Eagles, who trailed 36-31 at halftime after Matthews hit a runner in the lane with 2.5 seconds left.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Marquette vs Syracuse
3/8/08 4:02 p.m. at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY
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VISITORS: Marquette (22-8) (11-7)
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
23 MATTHEWS, Wesley.... f 5-10 0-2 4-4 3 1 4 2 14 1 2 0 0 33
32 HAYWARD, Lazar...... f 2-7 2-4 1-2 3 1 4 4 7 1 5 0 0 18
41 BARRO, Ousmane...... c 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 14
01 JAMES, Dominic...... g 3-12 1-5 0-0 1 0 1 2 7 5 5 0 3 33
22 MCNEAL, Jerel....... g 7-14 2-3 6-7 2 4 6 3 22 2 2 1 2 31
00 CHRISTOPHERSON,Scott 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
02 ACKER, Maurice...... 3-3 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 7 1 1 0 0 6
05 FITZGERALD, Dan..... 2-8 2-7 0-0 0 4 4 1 6 0 0 0 1 20
10 CUBILLAN, David..... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11
12 BURKE, Dwight....... 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 7
21 BLACKLEDGE, Lawrence 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7
33 MBAKWE, Trevor...... 1-2 0-0 1-2 2 1 3 1 3 0 1 1 1 17
TEAM................ 2 2
Totals.............. 25-60 8-23 14-19 13 17 30 22 72 12 18 2 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-30 43.3% 2nd Half: 12-30 40.0% Game: 41.7% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd Half: 3-12 25.0% Game: 34.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 0-1 0.0% 2nd Half: 14-18 77.8% Game: 73.7% 2
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HOME TEAM: Syracuse (19-12) (9-9)
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
05 GREENE, Donte....... f 8-14 1-4 4-6 0 4 4 5 21 0 3 0 1 32
12 ONGENAET, Kristof... f 4-5 0-0 1-2 1 4 5 3 9 4 1 3 2 36
21 ONUAKU, Arinze...... c 5-7 0-0 4-7 0 5 5 3 14 0 3 1 1 34
10 FLYNN, Jonny........ g 5-12 3-6 8-10 1 3 4 2 21 7 2 0 2 39
11 HARRIS, Paul........ g 4-6 1-1 5-8 3 3 6 2 14 2 3 1 3 39
00 JACKSON, Rick....... 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 6
33 JARDINE, Scoop...... 3-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 6 2 1 0 0 13
42 CAHAK, Ryan......... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TEAM................ 1 5 6
Totals.............. 29-50 5-11 24-35 7 25 32 18 87 15 14 6 10 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-24 45.8% 2nd Half: 18-26 69.2% Game: 58.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 45.5% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 13-18 72.2% 2nd Half: 11-17 64.7% Game: 68.6% 8
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Officials: John Cahill, Jim Haney, John Gaffney
Technical fouls: Marquette-None. Syracuse-None.
Attendance: 23444
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Marquette..................... 31 41 - 72
Syracuse...................... 36 51 - 87
Points in the paint-MU 22,SYR 39. Points off turnovers-MU 9,SYR 22.
2nd chance points-MU 10,SYR 5. Fast break points-MU 10,SYR 24.
Bench points-MU 18,SYR 8. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-10 times.
Last FG-MU 2nd-00:27, SYR 2nd-00:56.
1st Half Summary TIME MARQUETTE SCORE SYRACUSE 19:39 0-0 Foul on Arinze Onuaku 19:22 Jerel McNeal missed Two Point Dunk Shot. 0-0 19:22 0-0 Paul Harris Defensive Rebound. 19:18 Foul on Ousmane Barro 0-0 19:18 0-0 Paul Harris missed Free Throw. 19:18 0-1 Paul Harris made Free Throw. 19:07 Wesley Matthews made Two Point Jumper. 2-1 18:58 2-4 Jonny Flynn made Three Point Jumper. 18:36 Lazar Hayward made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerel McNeal. 5-4 18:13 5-4 Donte Greene missed Two Point Jumper. 18:13 Lazar Hayward Defensive Rebound. 5-4 18:02 Wesley Matthews made Two Point Jumper. 7-4 17:49 Foul on Wesley Matthews 7-4 17:37 Foul on Lazar Hayward 7-4 17:37 7-5 Jonny Flynn made Free Throw. 17:37 7-5 Jonny Flynn missed Free Throw. 16:53 Jerel McNeal missed Three Point Jumper. 7-5 16:53 7-5 Arinze Onuaku Defensive Rebound. 16:42 7-5 Jonny Flynn missed Three Point Jumper. 16:42 7-5 Paul Harris Offensive Rebound. 16:37 7-7 Paul Harris made Two Point Layup. 15:57 Official TV Timeout. 7-7 15:48 Foul on Ousmane Barro 7-7 15:48 7-8 Arinze Onuaku made Free Throw. 15:48 7-8 Arinze Onuaku missed Free Throw. 15:48 Jerel McNeal Defensive Rebound. 7-8 15:20 Dominic James missed Three Point Jumper. 7-8 15:20 7-8 Donte Greene Defensive Rebound. 15:13 Foul on Trevor Mbakwe 7-8 15:11 7-9 Paul Harris made Free Throw. 15:11 7-10 Paul Harris made Free Throw. 14:41 7-10 Jonny Flynn missed Two Point Layup. 14:41 Jerel McNeal Defensive Rebound. 7-10 14:35 Jerel McNeal made Two Point Layup. 9-10 14:21 9-10 Donte Greene missed Three Point Jumper. 14:21 Jerel McNeal Defensive Rebound. 9-10 14:12 Dominic James missed Two Point Layup. 9-10 14:12 9-10 Jonny Flynn Defensive Rebound. 13:38 Jerel McNeal made Two Point Jumper. 11-10 13:19 11-10 Foul on Paul Harris 12:48 Jerel McNeal missed Two Point Jumper. 11-10 12:48 11-10 Donte Greene Defensive Rebound. 12:31 11-12 Scoop Jardine made Two Point Jumper. 12:13 Jerel McNeal made Three Point Jumper. 14-12 11:56 14-12 Jonny Flynn missed Two Point Jumper. 11:55 14-12 Jonny Flynn Offensive Rebound. 11:54 Foul on Jerel McNeal 14-12 11:54 14-12 Official TV Timeout. 11:54 14-12 Jonny Flynn missed Free Throw. 11:54 14-13 Jonny Flynn made Free Throw. 11:22 Dominic James missed Two Point Jumper. 14-13 11:22 14-13 Rick Jackson Defensive Rebound. 10:45 David Cubillan missed Three Point Jumper. 14-13 10:45 Trevor Mbakwe Offensive Rebound. 14-13 9:43 14-15 Arinze Onuaku made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Scoop Jardine. 9:20 Lazar Hayward missed Two Point Jumper. 14-15 9:20 14-15 Donte Greene Defensive Rebound. 9:06 Jerel McNeal made Two Point Jumper. 16-15 9:06 16-15 Foul on Scoop Jardine 9:06 Jerel McNeal missed Free Throw. 16-15 9:06 Lazar Hayward Offensive Rebound. 16-15 9:01 Lazar Hayward missed Two Point Tip Shot. 16-15 9:01 16-15 Arinze Onuaku Defensive Rebound. 8:53 16-15 Donte Greene missed Three Point Jumper. 8:53 Dwight Burke Defensive Rebound. 16-15 8:26 Wesley Matthews missed Three Point Jumper. 16-15 8:26 Lazar Hayward Offensive Rebound. 16-15 8:03 16-15 Rick Jackson missed Two Point Jumper. 8:03 Dwight Burke Defensive Rebound. 16-15 7:52 Wesley Matthews missed Two Point Layup. 16-15 7:52 Wesley Matthews Offensive Rebound. 16-15 7:47 16-15 Official TV Timeout. 7:19 Foul on Dwight Burke 16-15 7:19 16-16 Jonny Flynn made Free Throw. 7:19 16-17 Jonny Flynn made Free Throw. 6:58 Dominic James missed Three Point Jumper. 16-17 6:58 16-17 Kris Ongenaet Defensive Rebound. 6:50 16-19 Donte Greene made Two Point Dunk Shot. 6:45 Dominic James made Two Point Jumper. 18-19 6:16 18-19 Kris Ongenaet missed Two Point Jumper. 6:16 Wesley Matthews Defensive Rebound. 18-19 6:02 18-19 Paul Harris missed Two Point Dunk Shot. 6:02 Dan Fitzgerald Defensive Rebound. 18-19 5:56 Dominic James missed Two Point Layup. 18-19 5:56 18-19 Syracuse Defensive Rebound. 5:55 Foul on Dwight Burke 18-19 5:55 18-20 Donte Greene made Free Throw. 5:55 18-21 Donte Greene made Free Throw. 5:34 Dan Fitzgerald missed Two Point Jumper. 18-21 5:34 18-21 Kris Ongenaet Defensive Rebound. 5:17 18-21 Arinze Onuaku missed Two Point Layup. 5:17 Maurice Acker Defensive Rebound. 18-21 5:10 18-21 Foul on Jonny Flynn 5:00 18-21 Foul on Arinze Onuaku 4:44 Ousmane Barro made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Maurice Acker. 20-21 4:22 20-23 Donte Greene made Two Point Jumper. 4:10 Maurice Acker made Three Point Jumper. 23-23 3:55 23-23 Jonny Flynn missed Two Point Jumper. 3:54 23-23 Kris Ongenaet Offensive Rebound. 3:52 23-25 Kris Ongenaet made Two Point Tip Shot. 3:43 Official TV Timeout. 23-25 3:35 Foul on Maurice Acker 23-25 3:35 23-26 Jonny Flynn made Free Throw. 3:35 23-27 Jonny Flynn made Free Throw. 3:31 Foul on Lazar Hayward 23-27 3:21 23-29 Donte Greene made Two Point Jumper. 3:17 Marquette Full Timeout. 3:09 Jerel McNeal missed Two Point Layup. 23-29 3:09 Dominic James Offensive Rebound. 23-29 3:03 Dan Fitzgerald made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominic James. 26-29 2:46 26-31 Donte Greene made Two Point Layup. 2:22 Jerel McNeal made Three Point Jumper. 29-31 2:05 29-33 Donte Greene made Two Point Jumper. 1:48 Ousmane Barro missed Two Point Layup. 29-33 1:48 29-33 Syracuse Defensive Rebound. 1:32 Foul on Jerel McNeal 29-33 1:26 29-33 Donte Greene missed Free Throw. 1:22 29-34 Donte Greene made Free Throw. 1:03 Dan Fitzgerald missed Three Point Jumper. 29-34 1:03 29-34 Jonny Flynn Defensive Rebound. 0:52 Syracuse Full Timeout. 0:35 29-34 Jonny Flynn missed Two Point Layup. 0:35 29-34 Syracuse Offensive Rebound. 0:29 29-34 Donte Greene missed Two Point Jumper. 0:29 Dan Fitzgerald Defensive Rebound. 29-34 0:20 29-34 Foul on Kris Ongenaet 0:20 29-36 Paul Harris made Two Point Layup. 0:07 Wesley Matthews made Two Point Jumper. 31-36 0:00 End of the 1st Half. 1 | 2 | All 2nd Half Summary TIME MARQUETTE SCORE SYRACUSE 19:48 Ousmane Barro made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Dominic James. 33-36 19:25 33-36 Arinze Onuaku missed Two Point Jumper. 19:25 Ousmane Barro Defensive Rebound. 33-36 19:09 Dominic James missed Three Point Jumper. 33-36 19:09 Wesley Matthews Offensive Rebound. 33-36 19:04 Wesley Matthews made Two Point Tip Shot. 35-36 18:54 35-38 Arinze Onuaku made Two Point Layup. 18:54 Foul on Jerel McNeal 35-38 18:54 35-39 Arinze Onuaku made Free Throw. 18:40 Lazar Hayward missed Two Point Jumper. 35-39 18:40 Jerel McNeal Offensive Rebound. 35-39 18:35 Jerel McNeal made Two Point Tip Shot. 37-39 18:20 37-41 Donte Greene made Two Point Jumper. 18:02 Lazar Hayward missed Three Point Jumper. 37-41 18:02 37-41 Jonny Flynn Defensive Rebound. 17:56 37-44 Jonny Flynn made Three Point Jumper. 17:48 37-44 Foul on Donte Greene 17:41 Dominic James made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerel McNeal. 40-44 17:33 40-46 Kris Ongenaet made Two Point Dunk Shot. 16:49 40-48 Kris Ongenaet made Two Point Dunk Shot. 16:49 Foul on Lazar Hayward 40-48 16:46 Marquette Full Timeout. 16:46 40-49 Kris Ongenaet made Free Throw. 16:34 40-49 Foul on Paul Harris 16:34 Jerel McNeal made Free Throw. 41-49 16:34 Jerel McNeal made Free Throw. 42-49 16:16 42-52 Donte Greene made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jonny Flynn. 15:50 42-52 Official TV Timeout. 15:37 42-52 Jonny Flynn missed Three Point Jumper. 15:37 Dan Fitzgerald Defensive Rebound. 42-52 15:28 Trevor Mbakwe made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Dominic James. 44-52 15:05 44-54 Arinze Onuaku made Two Point Layup. 14:59 44-54 Foul on Arinze Onuaku 14:59 Wesley Matthews made Free Throw. 45-54 14:59 Wesley Matthews made Free Throw. 46-54 14:41 46-56 Jonny Flynn made Two Point Layup. 14:11 Wesley Matthews missed Two Point Layup. 46-56 14:11 Marquette Offensive Rebound. 46-56 14:07 Wesley Matthews missed Three Point Jumper. 46-56 14:07 46-56 Paul Harris Defensive Rebound. 13:46 Dominic James made Two Point Layup. 48-56 13:24 Foul on Dominic James 48-56 13:24 48-56 Foul on Donte Greene 13:07 Dan Fitzgerald missed Three Point Jumper. 48-56 13:07 48-56 Arinze Onuaku Defensive Rebound. 12:59 48-59 Jonny Flynn made Three Point Jumper. 12:39 48-59 Foul on Donte Greene 12:21 Jerel McNeal missed Two Point Jumper. 48-59 12:20 48-59 Donte Greene Defensive Rebound. 12:16 48-61 Paul Harris made Two Point Jumper. 11:56 48-61 Foul on Kris Ongenaet 11:54 Official TV Timeout. 48-61 11:54 Jerel McNeal made Free Throw. 49-61 11:54 Jerel McNeal made Free Throw. 50-61 11:38 Foul on Maurice Acker 50-61 11:38 50-62 Jonny Flynn made Free Throw. 11:38 50-63 Jonny Flynn made Free Throw. 11:28 Maurice Acker made Two Point Jumper. 52-63 11:06 52-63 Donte Greene missed Three Point Jumper. 11:06 Ousmane Barro Defensive Rebound. 52-63 10:37 Foul on Ousmane Barro 52-63 10:37 52-63 Arinze Onuaku missed Free Throw. 10:37 52-64 Arinze Onuaku made Free Throw. 10:22 Dominic James missed Three Point Jumper. 52-64 10:22 52-64 Syracuse Defensive Rebound. 10:03 Foul on Ousmane Barro 52-64 10:03 52-64 Donte Greene missed Free Throw. 10:03 52-65 Donte Greene made Free Throw. 9:43 Lazar Hayward made Three Point Jumper. 55-65 9:21 55-67 Donte Greene made Two Point Jumper. 8:58 Lazar Hayward missed Three Point Jumper. 55-67 8:58 55-67 Arinze Onuaku Defensive Rebound. 8:38 55-67 Donte Greene missed Two Point Jumper. 8:38 Trevor Mbakwe Defensive Rebound. 55-67 8:35 Jerel McNeal missed Two Point Jumper. 55-67 8:35 Jerel McNeal Offensive Rebound. 55-67 8:28 Dominic James missed Two Point Layup. 55-67 8:28 Lazar Hayward Offensive Rebound. 55-67 8:25 55-67 Foul on Donte Greene 8:25 Trevor Mbakwe made Free Throw. 56-67 8:25 Trevor Mbakwe missed Free Throw. 56-67 8:25 56-67 Kris Ongenaet Defensive Rebound. 8:08 56-69 Scoop Jardine made Two Point Layup. 7:56 Official TV Timeout. 56-69 7:51 56-69 Foul on Scoop Jardine 7:51 Lawrence Blackledge made Free Throw. 57-69 7:51 Lawrence Blackledge missed Free Throw. 57-69 7:51 57-69 Syracuse Defensive Rebound. 7:28 Foul on Dominic James 57-69 7:28 57-69 Arinze Onuaku missed Free Throw. 7:28 57-70 Arinze Onuaku made Free Throw. 7:14 Dan Fitzgerald made Three Point Jumper. 60-70 6:25 60-72 Arinze Onuaku made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Paul Harris. 6:08 Dan Fitzgerald missed Three Point Jumper. 60-72 6:08 Trevor Mbakwe Offensive Rebound. 60-72 6:00 Trevor Mbakwe missed Two Point Layup. 60-72 6:00 Wesley Matthews Offensive Rebound. 60-72 5:56 Wesley Matthews made Two Point Tip Shot. 62-72 5:49 Syracuse Full Timeout. 5:27 62-74 Arinze Onuaku made Two Point Layup. 5:08 62-74 Foul on Jonny Flynn 5:08 Lazar Hayward missed Free Throw. 62-74 5:08 Lazar Hayward made Free Throw. 63-74 4:56 Foul on Lazar Hayward 63-74 4:56 63-75 Paul Harris made Free Throw. 4:56 63-75 Paul Harris missed Free Throw. 4:56 Dwight Burke Defensive Rebound. 63-75 4:29 Wesley Matthews missed Two Point Jumper. 63-75 4:29 Marquette Offensive Rebound. 63-75 4:28 Dan Fitzgerald missed Three Point Jumper. 63-75 4:28 63-75 Syracuse Defensive Rebound. 3:55 63-75 Foul on Kris Ongenaet 3:52 Official TV Timeout. 63-75 3:52 Dwight Burke missed Free Throw. 63-75 3:52 Dwight Burke made Free Throw. 64-75 3:37 64-77 Kris Ongenaet made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Scoop Jardine. 3:30 Dan Fitzgerald missed Three Point Jumper. 64-77 3:30 64-77 Kris Ongenaet Defensive Rebound. 3:25 Foul on Dan Fitzgerald 64-77 3:25 64-77 Kris Ongenaet missed Free Throw. 3:25 Jerel McNeal Defensive Rebound. 64-77 2:55 64-80 Paul Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jonny Flynn. 2:25 Jerel McNeal missed Two Point Jumper. 64-80 2:25 64-80 Arinze Onuaku Defensive Rebound. 2:13 Syracuse Full Timeout. 1:49 64-80 Jonny Flynn missed Three Point Jumper. 1:49 64-80 Paul Harris Offensive Rebound. 1:45 64-80 Paul Harris missed Two Point Layup. 1:45 Dan Fitzgerald Defensive Rebound. 64-80 1:38 64-80 Foul on Donte Greene 1:38 Jerel McNeal made Free Throw. 65-80 1:38 Jerel McNeal made Free Throw. 66-80 1:26 66-82 Jonny Flynn made Two Point Dunk Shot. 1:18 Dominic James missed Two Point Jumper. 66-82 1:18 66-82 Paul Harris Defensive Rebound. 1:08 Foul on Wesley Matthews 66-82 1:08 66-82 Paul Harris missed Free Throw. 1:08 66-83 Paul Harris made Free Throw. 1:03 66-83 Foul on Scoop Jardine 1:03 Wesley Matthews made Free Throw. 67-83 1:03 Wesley Matthews made Free Throw. 68-83 0:56 68-85 Scoop Jardine made Two Point Layup. 0:48 Jerel McNeal made Two Point Layup. 70-85 0:43 Foul on Dwight Burke 70-85 0:43 70-86 Rick Jackson made Free Throw. 0:43 70-87 Rick Jackson made Free Throw. 0:37 70-87 Ryan Cahak missed Two Point Jumper. 0:37 70-87 Rick Jackson Offensive Rebound. 0:29 Maurice Acker made Two Point Layup. 72-87 0:15 72-87 Ryan Cahak missed Two Point Jumper. 0:15 72-87 Paul Harris Offensive Rebound. 0:00 End Game