Syracuse Beat Texas For Battle 4 Atlantis Title

Michael Gbinije and Trevor Cooney each had 17 points and Syracuse beat No. 18 CT 79-76 on Thursday to advance to the championship game of the Battle 4 Atlantis. Entering the game shooting 39 percent from the field and 34 percent on threes, the Red Storm blew those numbers away with 59.3 percent from the field (35-of-59) and 52.6 percent on threes (10-of-19).

The Huskies play Gonzaga in the third-place game on Friday. Jalen Jones had a game-best 23 for the Aggies in the loss. MI coach John Beilein said the run was the result of self-inflicted wounds. “But we gotta try to put this one behind us because we’ve got a game tomorrow”.

Texas A&M thought it was the better team entering its Battle 4 Atlantis championship game matchup with Syracuse. Rodney Purvis and Shonn Miller each contributed 13 points.

“My mom let me stay up and watch that game”, he said, with a chuckle.

The Wolverines will play again tomorrow in their second game of three.

UConn: The Huskies were 5 for 11 from 3-point line in the first half. Danuel House leads the Aggies averaging 16.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. “I think this will be a growing lesson for our guys when we get in this moment again”. After that they play No. 2 Maryland in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden on December 8 and then return to Gampel Pavilion to play Ohio State on December 12. We were rushing a little bit, but we started trusting each other, having that blind trust on the offensive and defensive end. We didn’t get back on defense.

Nov 26, 2015; Paradise Island, BAHAMAS; Syracuse Orange guard Trevor Cooney (10) and forward Tyler Lydon (20) celebrate in the second half against the Connecticut Huskies during the 2015 Battle 4 Atlantis in the Imperial Arena at the Atlantis Resort. Richardson took a hard foul, which was ruled flagrant, and made both shots. Lydon, a native of Elizaville, N.Y., had 18 points, eight rebounds and six blocks as Syracuse opened the tournament with a win over Charlotte. 3.

“When our defense is solid”, Ollie said, “I know our offense is gonna come around”. LeVert scored nine of Michigan’s next 14 points, and junior/sophomore guard Duncan Robinson buried his first three to cut the lead to single digits, 61-53.

And after a Derrick Walton, Jr. Coming out of a timeout, Hamilton got free and drained a 3-pointer from the top of the key.

“It felt kinda good”, Cassell said of his contributions. I’m still hopeful they can blow out some teams soon to give guys like Joseph, Obokoh, and Howard some minutes, but right now wins are more important.

With Michigan trailing 41-24 early in the second half, LeVert checked back in for the first time after picking up two first half fouls and immediately scored five points, giving the Wolverines some life. “He’s nearly like a Draymond Green with the way he can step out, bring the ball up the floor, play center, defend anyone, shoot the three, rebound”.

“It was a rhythm shot”, said Hamilton.

Syracuse was forced into a wild shot with the shot clock winding down. Their bench outscored Syracuse’s bench 19-16. “We were about to get the lane and make plays”. The Aggies went up by two at halftime, but struggled to string together consistent baskets in the second half. “That’s alright, though. We’re ready to play”.