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Sour Apple | SU's 2nd half comeback not enough to overcome 2nd-straight ranked foe
By Matt Gelb
NEW YORK - On the biggest stage of all stages, Paul Harris and Demetris Nichols nearly brought Syracuse back from the dead. Again. For the second straight game, it wasn't meant to be for the Orange. SU used a 12-0 run late in the game to come close, but after building up a 13-point second-half lead, Oklahoma State outlasted Syracuse, 72-68, at the Jimmy V Classic Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.
MBB | Harris again saves best work for 2nd half, still searching for full game
By Matt Gelb
NEW YORK - Paul Harris stormed down the court, two Syracuse players on one, with Terrence Roberts to his left. Down 47-46, SU had its first chance to take the lead in the second half against Oklahoma State. Harris slowed up and tried a no-look pass to Roberts.
MBB Notebook | Nichols scores 26 points after cold Wichita St. game
By Matt Gelb
NEW YORK- The questions about Demetris Nichols' ability to bounce back can end. Coming off a 2-for-14 shooting effort and blowing the potential game-winning lay-up, Nichols could do no worse than Saturday night's loss to Wichita State. The quiet Nichols immediately atoned for his mistakes with a 26-point game vs.
Gathering storm: Long Island standout Kia Wright ends up at St. John's after short stint at UConn
By Joel Godett
Kim Barnes Arico checked her voicemail. The St. John's women's basketball coach thought it was a prank-a bad one. "She had left me a couple messages and I wasn't sure if it was really true, or if somebody was playing a bad joke at the time," Barnes Arico said.
SWIM/DIVE | Boral, Taraskin solidify spot as SU's top swimmers in unscored event
By Kyle Austin
For the Syracuse swimming and diving team, the stars are beginning to emerge as its first half of the season closes. The men's and women's swimming teams competed in the Yale Nutmeg Invitational during the weekend. The unscored event was marked by decisive wins from SU's fastest swimmers as the team competed against mostly weak competition.
