CJ Fair

SU narrowly defeats No. 21 Cincinnati, 57-55
By Mark Volain
January 21, 2013 - 9:32pm
In the Orange's second game in three days, No. 3 Syracuse came from behind to defeat Big East rival Cincinnati on Monday.

The Syracuse Orange took a bit of their own medicine Monday afternoon in yet another close one that was decided in the last minute of play.

No. 21/20 Cincinnati (16-4, 4-3 Big East) employed a zone defense of their own en route to a tension-filled afternoon that saw the No. 3/4 Orange (18-1, 6-0 Big East) down by two with a minute and a half to play. When the snow cleared, Syracuse scrapped away a 57-55 victory.

“I hate it when teams play zone [against us],” head coach Jim Boeheim said after the win.

No. 7 Syracuse extends home winning streak in win over Villanova
By Fred Omar Imbert
January 12, 2013 - 7:20pm
The Orange come out on top against rival Villanova without forward James Southerland, who was ruled out indefinitely because of eligibility issues.

The No. 7 Syracuse men’s basketball team (16-1, 4-0 Big East) held off the Villanova Wildcats (11-5, 2-1 Big East) 72-61 Saturday at the Carrier Dome. The win extended Syracuse’s home winning streak to 34, the longest in the nation.

“I thought this was our grittiest win of the year,” Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim said. “Everybody just dug in defensively and we couldn’t get anything going offensively.”

Syracuse outlasts Providence
By Mark Volain
January 9, 2013 - 11:11pm
Although the Friars led at halftime, the Orange came back in the second half to secure its third Big East victory, 72-66.

When the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team has close games, CJ Fair shines. That remained true in Wednesday nights' 72-66 victory over Providence College.

The junior led the No. 7 Orange (15-1, 3-0 Big East) with 23 points and 11 rebounds. He was 9-for-10 from the line and also added four blocks.

SU defeats Rutgers 78-53 for Boeheim's 903rd win
By Tyler Greenawalt
January 2, 2013 - 10:39pm
Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim passes Bobby Knight for sole possession of second place with 903 career men's Div. 1 wins as Syracuse wins its Big East opener against Rutgers.

Jim Boeheim keeps making history this season.

With No. 7 Syracuse (13-1, 1-0 Big East) defeating Rutgers (9-3, 0-1 Big East) 78-53 Wednesday night at the Carrier Dome, Boeheim sits only behind current Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski on the all-time Div. 1 wins list. Boeheim, who was tied with Bobby Knight, won game number 903 to take sole possession of second place.

Tuesday's victory also make the first game of Big East play for the Orange, and the continuation of longest, active home-court winning streak at 33 games....

SU continues dominant play, beats Monmouth 108-56
By Fred Omar Imbert
December 9, 2012 - 12:35am
Syracuse offense clicks on all cylinders, and SU surpasses century mark for first time this season.

The No. 4 Syracuse University men’s basketball team (8-0, 0-0 Big East) continues to dominate after defeating the Monmouth University Hawks (5-5, 0-0 NEC) 108-56 Saturday night at the Carrier Dome.