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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Syracuse 72, Detroit 68
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 17, 2012
Where: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
Officials: # Larry Scirotto, # Jeff Smith, # Ron Tyburski
Attendance: 17902


No. 3 Syracuse 72, Detroit 68: James Southerland scored 22 points off the bench and Michael Carter-Williams added 12 points and 10 assists as the Orange held on for a 30th consecutive home victory to give coach Jim Boeheim his 900th career win.

Doug Anderson and Juwan Howard Jr. scored 18 apiece for Detroit (6-5), which never led and trailed by as many as 22 before using an 16-0 run to pull within 67-64 with 29.3 seconds left. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Titans.

C.J. Fair added eight points and six rebounds for Syracuse (10-0), which has won 52 straight regular-season games against non-conference opponents.

The Orange led 40-21 at halftime and pushed the margin as wide as 61-39 with 9:30 remaining. Howard scored 11 points during the Titans' 16-0 spurt, but Carter-Williams hit 5 of 6 free throws down the stretch to seal it.

The Titans were just 3-of-18 from 3-point range.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Boeheim holds a 900-304 record in his 37th season at Syracuse and trails only Mike Krzyzewski (936) and Bob Knight (902) for the most wins at the NCAA Division I level. … Syracuse won by fewer than 20 points for only the third time in its first 10 games. … Syracuse has won five of six all-time meetings with the only loss coming in the 1961-62 season.

Top Game Performances
 
Detroit   Syracuse
Doug Anderson 18 Scoring James Southerland 22
Jason Calliste 7 Assists Michael Carter-Williams 10
Evan Bruinsma 8 Rebounds Rakeem Christmas 8
Juwan Howard Jr. 4 Free Throws Made Michael Carter-Williams 9
Ray McCallum 3 Steals Michael Carter-Williams 1
Doug Anderson 1 Blocks Baye Moussa Keita 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Detroit 68 46.7 3-18 9-12 19 23 2 9 11
Syracuse 72 46.8 6-16 22-32 15 32 7 6 18