Connecticut–Syracuse men's basketball rivalry
Sport | Men's basketball |
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First meeting |
1/27/1956 Syracuse 102, Connecticut 82 |
Latest meeting |
11/26/2015 Syracuse 79, Connecticut 76 |
Next meeting | December 5, 2016 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 92 |
All-time series | Syracuse leads 55–37 (.598) |
Current win streak | Syracuse, 1 (2015-present) |
The Connecticut–Syracuse men's basketball rivalry is an American college basketball rivalry between the Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team of the University of Connecticut and Syracuse Orange men's basketball team of Syracuse University.[1][2] Syracuse leads the all-time series 55–37.
History
The first game played between the two schools took place on January 27, 1956, in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse won 102–82.[3]
The rivalry peaked while both teams were members of the Big East Conference from 1979 to 2013. The rivalry featured two Hall of Fame coaches, Jim Boeheim and Jim Calhoun. One of the highlights was the historic Big East Tournament quarterfinal game in 2009. The game took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City where Syracuse won 127-117 in a game that went to six overtimes, ending at 1:22 AM.[2]
In November 2015, after the teams met in the Bahamas, both Kevin Ollie and Jim Boeheim expressed interest in renewing the rivalry. Boeheim said, "It was like an NCAA game early in the year, It's a tremendous atmosphere. A tremendous game. It really was. I think there's a reasonable likelihood that we will play Connecticut again someday soon." Ollie said, "It's something that we're definitely looking at, It would be a great thing. It's a great rivalry."[4]
On November 3, 2016, it was reported that UConn and Syracuse will meet again in 2017 at the Jimmy V Classic.[5]
Game results
Connecticut victories | Syracuse victories |
No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score | Series | Notes | |
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UC | SU | ||||||
1 | January 27, 1956 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 82 | 102 | Syracuse 1–0 | |
2 | January 7, 1957 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 78 | 79 | Syracuse 2–0 | |
3 | March 12, 1957 | New York, NY | Syracuse | 76 | 82 | Syracuse 3–0 | NCAA First Round |
4 | March 8, 1958 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 70 | 75 | Syracuse 4–0 | |
5 | February 18, 1959 | Storrs, CT | Syracuse | 64 | 72 | Syracuse 5–0 | |
6 | February 2, 1960 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 64 | 65 | Syracuse 6–0 | |
7 | March 5, 1962 | Storrs, CT | Syracuse | 67 | 72 | Syracuse 7–0 | |
8 | March 7, 1963 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 92 | 74 | Syracuse 7–1 | |
9 | March 6, 1964 | Storrs, CT | Syracuse | 49 | 58 | Syracuse 8–1 | |
10 | December 18, 1965 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 62 | 87 | Syracuse 9–1 | |
11 | February 6, 1967 | Storrs, CT | Syracuse | 79 | 90 | Syracuse 10–1 | |
12 | January 27, 1968 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 89 | 84 | Syracuse 10–2 | |
13 | January 8, 1969 | Storrs, CT | Connecticut | 103 | 84 | Syracuse 10–3 | |
14 | February 11, 1970 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 80 | 101 | Syracuse 11–3 | |
15 | December 20, 1970 | Storrs, CT | Syracuse | 76 | 97 | Syracuse 12–3 | |
16 | February 19, 1972 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 69 | 98 | Syracuse 13–3 | |
17 | December 23, 1972 | Storrs, CT | Syracuse | 73 | 104 | Syracuse 14–3 | |
18 | January 10, 1974 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 61 | 60 | Syracuse 14–4 | |
19 | November 30, 1977 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 61 | 101 | Syracuse 15–4 | |
20 | January 13, 1979 | New Haven, CT | Syracuse | 60 | 74 | Syracuse 16–4 | |
21 | March 10, 1979 | Providence, RI | Syracuse | 81 | 89 | Syracuse 17–4 | NCAA Second Round |
22 | January 26, 1980 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 89 | 99 | Syracuse 18–4 | |
23 | February 29, 1980 | Providence, RI | Syracuse | 61 | 92 | Syracuse 19–4 | Big East Tournament |
24 | January 5, 1981 | New Haven, CT | Connecticut | 78 | 59 | Syracuse 19–5 | |
25 | February 14, 1981 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 65 | 63 | Syracuse 19–6 | |
26 | January 6, 1982 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 69 | 72 | Syracuse 20–6 | |
27 | February 13, 1982 | Hartford, CT | Syracuse | 71 | 78 | Syracuse 21–6 | |
28 | February 2, 1983 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 69 | 89 | Syracuse 22–6 | |
29 | February 5, 1983 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 55 | 54 | Syracuse 22–7 | |
30 | January 18, 1984 | Hartford, CT | Syracuse | 68 | 95 | Syracuse 23–7 | |
31 | February 18, 1984 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 85 | 873OT | Syracuse 24–7 | |
32 | March 8, 1984 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 58 | 73 | Syracuse 25–7 | |
33 | January 19, 1985 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 70 | 68 | Syracuse 25–8 | |
34 | February 20, 1985 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 71 | 69 | Syracuse 25–9 | |
35 | January 25, 1986 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 67 | 80 | Syracuse 26–9 | |
36 | March 1, 1986 | Hartford, CT | Syracuse | 58 | 75 | Syracuse 27–9 | |
37 | January 3, 1987 | New Haven, CT | Syracuse | 71 | 88 | Syracuse 28–9 | |
38 | February 7, 1987 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 53 | 59 | Syracuse 29–9 | |
39 | January 16, 1988 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 51 | 50 | Syracuse 29–10 | |
40 | February 20, 1988 | Hartford, CT | Syracuse | 71 | 73 | Syracuse 30–10 | |
41 | January 16, 1989 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 68 | 62 | Syracuse 30–11 | |
42 | February 28, 1989 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 72 | 88 | Syracuse 31–11 | |
43 | January 15, 1990 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 70 | 59 | Syracuse 31–12 | |
44 | February 10, 1990 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 86 | 90 | Syracuse 32–12 | |
45 | March 11, 1990 | New York, NY | Connecticut | 78 | 75 | Syracuse 32–13 | Big East Tournament |
46 | January 16, 1991 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 79 | 81OT | Syracuse 33–13 | |
47 | January 28, 1991 | Hartford, CT | Syracuse | 66 | 68 | Syracuse 34–13 | |
48 | February 3, 1992 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 83 | 84 | Syracuse 35–13 | |
49 | March 4, 1992 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 85 | 78 | Syracuse 35–14 | |
50 | February 2, 1993 | Hartford, CT | Syracuse | 57 | 60 | Syracuse 36–14 | |
51 | February 15, 1993 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 80 | 76 | Syracuse 36–15 | |
52 | January 10, 1994 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 75 | 67 | Syracuse 36–16 | |
53 | February 1, 1994 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 95 | 108 | Syracuse 37–16 | |
54 | January 23, 1995 | Storrs, CT | Connecticut | 86 | 75 | Syracuse 37–17 | |
55 | February 12, 1995 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 77 | 70 | Syracuse 37–18 | |
56 | January 21, 1996 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 79 | 70 | Syracuse 37–19 | |
57 | March 8, 1996 | New York, NY | Connecticut | 85 | 67 | Syracuse 37–20 | Big East Tournament |
58 | January 26, 1997 | Hartford, CT | Syracuse | 53 | 65 | Syracuse 38–20 | |
59 | February 17, 1997 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 66 | 71OT | Syracuse 39–20 | |
60 | January 24, 1998 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 63 | 54 | Syracuse 39–21 | |
61 | March 7, 1998 | New York, NY | Connecticut | 69 | 64 | Syracuse 39–22 | Big East Tournament |
62 | February 1, 1999 | Hartford, CT | Syracuse | 42 | 59 | Syracuse 40–22 | |
63 | February 28, 1999 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 70 | 58 | Syracuse 40–23 | |
64 | March 5, 1999 | New York, NY | Connecticut | 71 | 50 | Syracuse 40–24 | Big East Tournament |
65 | January 24, 2000 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 74 | 88 | Syracuse 41–24 | |
66 | March 4, 2000 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 69 | 54 | Syracuse 41–25 | |
67 | February 19, 2001 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 60 | 65 | Syracuse 42–25 | |
68 | March 7, 2001 | New York, NY | Syracuse | 75 | 86 | Syracuse 43–25 | Big East Tournament |
69 | February 10, 2003 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 75 | 61 | Syracuse 43–26 | |
70 | March 14, 2003 | New York, NY | Connecticut | 80 | 67 | Syracuse 43–27 | Big East Tournament |
71 | February 2, 2004 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 84 | 56 | Syracuse 43–28 | |
72 | March 7, 2004 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 56 | 67 | Syracuse 44–28 | |
73 | February 7, 2005 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 74 | 66 | Syracuse 44–29 | |
74 | March 5, 2005 | Storrs, CT | Connecticut | 88 | 70 | Syracuse 44–30 | |
75 | March 11, 2005 | New York, NY | Syracuse | 63 | 67 | Syracuse 45–30 | Big East Tournament |
76 | January 16, 2006 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 88 | 80 | Syracuse 45–31 | |
77 | February 8, 2006 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 73 | 50 | Syracuse 45–32 | |
78 | March 9, 2006 | New York, NY | Syracuse | 84 | 86OT | Syracuse 46–32 | Big East Tournament |
79 | February 5, 2007 | Storrs, CT | Connecticut | 67 | 60 | Syracuse 46–33 | |
80 | February 17, 2007 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 63 | 73 | Syracuse 47–33 | |
81 | March 7, 2007 | New York, NY | Syracuse | 65 | 78 | Syracuse 48–33 | Big East Tournament |
82 | February 6, 2008 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 63 | 61 | Syracuse 48–34 | |
83 | February 11, 2009 | Storrs, CT | Connecticut | 63 | 49 | Syracuse 48–35 | |
84 | March 12, 2009 | New York, NY | Syracuse | 117 | 1276OT | Syracuse 49–35 | Big East Tournament |
85 | February 10, 2010 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 67 | 72 | Syracuse 50–35 | |
86 | February 2, 2011 | Hartford, CT | Syracuse | 58 | 66 | Syracuse 51–35 | |
87 | March 11, 2011 | New York, NY | Connecticut | 76OT | 71 | Syracuse 51–36 | Big East Tournament |
88 | February 11, 2012 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 67 | 85 | Syracuse 52–36 | |
89 | February 25, 2012 | Storrs, CT | Syracuse | 69 | 71 | Syracuse 53–36 | |
90 | March 8, 2012 | New York, NY | Syracuse | 55 | 58 | Syracuse 54–36 | Big East Tournament |
91 | February 13, 2013 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 66 | 58 | Syracuse 54–37 | |
92 | November 26, 2015 | Nassau, Bahamas | Syracuse | 76 | 79 | Syracuse 55–37 | Battle 4 Atlantis |
References
- ↑ UConn's top five rivals in men's basketball - Connecticut Post
- 1 2 Great SU Rivalries | Syracuse University - The Original Orange
- ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/historicalsupplement.pdf
- ↑ Former Big East rivals Syracuse, Connecticut talking about series in near future | syracuse.com
- ↑ http://www.theuconnblog.com/2016/11/3/13508700/report-uconn-and-syracuse-matched-up-in-2017-jimmy-v-classic