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Saturday, February 26
Syracuse, N.Y.
12:00 PM
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Friars Fall To No. 15 Syracuse, 91-66
2/26/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 26, 2005
By JOHN KEKIS
AP Sports Writer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Hakim Warrick scored a career-high 36 points in his final home game and Jim Boeheim got his 700th victory when No. 15 Syracuse overwhelmed Providence in the second half for a 91-66 victory.
Boeheim, in his 29th year at Syracuse, is the sixth active coach to reach 700 wins and the 18th overall. Afterward, he saluted the Carrier Dome crowd of 32,804 from center court and held up a team jersey with "Boeheim 700" emblazoned on the back.
It was the second straight win for Syracuse (24-5, 11-4 Big East) and the worst loss of the season for tough-luck Providence (12-16, 2-12), which has dropped eight conference games by five points or less.
Gerry McNamara had 14 points and 10 assists for his second career double-double, Terrence Roberts had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Josh Pace finished with 11 points for the Orange, who shot 68 percent (17-for-25) in the second half.
Ryan Gomes had 21 points and four assists, freshman center Randall Hanke had a career-high 17 points and Rob McKiver finished with 11 points for the Friars. Donnie McGrath, who came into the game averaging 10 points a game, played 40 minutes and did not score.
Warrick hit two free throws and hammered home one of his seven dunks in the game to give Syracuse an 18-6 lead less than seven minutes into the game, and Boeheim's milestone victory seemed a sure thing with the huge crowd roaring.
But Providence began to press and forced the Orange into 10 turnovers to rally back. Hanke scored 10 of his 14 first-half points in just over four minutes, his follow shot bringing the Friars within 22-21 with 8:54 to go.
Syracuse led 40-36 at the break and overcame the Friars' press with a 14-3 run midway through the half.
After Gomes converted a three-point play and hit a jumper in the lane to move Providence within 62-57 with 11:50 to go, Craig Forth hit a follow shot, Warrick made two free throws, and Louie McCroskey slammed home a fast-break dunk to put the Orange up by 11 points.
After Gomes drained a 3 from the left corner, McNamara hit two 3-pointers and fed Warrick for a layup to give Syracuse a 76-60 lead with 7:31 left.
Syracuse outrebounded Providence 41-28, finished with 24 assists, scored 60 points in the paint, and had 30 fast-break points to just six for the Friars.
At halftime, Syracuse retired the No. 19 once worn by Wilmeth Sadat-Singh, who came to Syracuse on a basketball scholarship but went on to become one of the first black quarterbacks in college football.
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