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Game 7-097: NCAA Round of 64, East Region 3/14
March 19, 2011 9:41 am ET by Kyle Whelliston

[14] Indiana State Sycamores vs. [3] Syracuse Orange

March 18, 2011 9:57 pm
Cleveland, OH
BBState Stats/Recap

Thousands of Big Blue fans -- the real Big Blue -- made the trip up from Terre Haute to spend all night in Quicken Loans Arena and watch their Valley champs go down to Big Orange. And they all stayed to the very end (12:44 AM ET)... that's #TreeFever. As the action unfolds, we contemplate the bleak/uncertain/nowhere-to-go-but-up future of Valley basketball, a league ruined by the siren call of the guarantee game, made possible by bloated win-share coffers. The Valley will rise again, because it's all cyclical. Until then, BLAPP.

Elsewhere! A current and former king league of Hoops Nation, the Colonial Athletic Association, continues its devastaing bracket-shredding. A dear friend of the site and his Ballz, quite recently charginned and despondent, become national TV stars. See you in Chicago, friends. See you in Chicago.

@midmajority Game Tweets

22:20 Game No. 7-097: [14] Indiana State vs. [3] Syracuse. NCAA Round of 64 @ Cleveland. Live from #TreeFever Central. http://plixi.com/p/85074233
22:21 Who's got #TreeFever? This guy. http://plixi.com/p/85074575
22:23 Yeah, we got this. RT @JohnEzekowitz: @midmajority 100 is guaranteed, right? Congrats.
22:27 I see what you did there. RT @thehemogoblin: @midmajority I now understand why everyone at ISU is Sycamore than any other school's students.
22:28 Everyone needs to. #yum RT @annmariefoote: @midmajority Have you checked out the "Oranges" series of videos http://bit.ly/hVOiK4 #TreeFever
22:30 Indiana State. 20-13. 12-6 in the MVC. Cleared out the top two seeds, WICH and MOST, to win the Valley tourney title.
22:32 Current W5 streak, 8 of 9. A W6 during the year, and an L5 following that 3OT loss at Wichita, later avenged 61-54 in the MVC semis.
22:33 Also, the mascot's name is Sycamore Sam. #youareinformed
22:34 And scoring opens with a #OMGDUNX by pop icon Aaron Carter! #TreeFever
22:36 RT @jscottfitzwater: That's how he beat Shaq #obligatory RT @midmajority: And scoring opens with a #OMGDUNX by pop icon Aaron Carter! #TreeFever
22:39 Carl Richard with a follow, and Indiana State #TreeFever is down four, 10-6 @ 16:23. Not the tallest team, but they pro-hop and sneak under.
22:44 OMG that's @VCUPav! Rams got this! RT @bubbaprog: VCU BALLZ HIGHLIGHTED http://30fram.es/1ot @midmajority ZOMG
22:47 Syracuse keeps scoring points. 13:00 1H, Orange up 19-11, shooting 6/9. #TreeFever 5/12.
22:48 RT @noslowallgo: @midmajority @VCUPav I just scared the staff of the Minneapolis Buffalo Wild Wings flipping out over that sighting. Highlight of the night.
22:48 RT @MarkBuman: @midmajority VCU Bally now famous thanks to TNT #UpsetAlert
22:49 RT @wrightstudent: @midmajority Just saw VCU Pav on TNT. Nice dance moves.
22:53 Syracuse leads 25-11 here in Cleveland. In happier news, VCU (and Ballz) go into the break leading sluggish Georgetown 35-24 at Chicago.
22:56 Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. RT @brendanloy: @VCUPAV FEATURED ON TNT!!! http://twitvid.com/ZYEZA @midmajority
22:57 #TreeFever pop icon Aaron Carter nails a #superhoop and it's 25-14 Syracuse.
23:00 Jake Odum jumps into media table after a loose ball like Larry Bird, but ends up with a balled-up piece of tape on his ass. Hard times.
23:01 Big round of applause from the Indiana State fans when they see the VCU score on the video board, even if there's no logical reason. #AOUEOU
23:03 Syracuse a clean dubl-up plus 1 on Indiana State, 29-14. Orange shooting 61 percent.
23:06 Printy a #superhoop over the vaunted Syracuse 2-3. One of the very few. The MVC doesn't really prepare for a defense like this.
23:08 But there's a Jake Kelly 3 through a seam. 32-22. The Sycamores' zone preparation was this: six-man defense, one guy with a hockey stick.
23:08 The shooters practiced 5-on-6, while the opposing center tried to swat shots with the hockey stick. Wish I would have been there.
23:09 RT @VCUPav: @midmajority LETS GO RAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!
23:10 And the prep seems to be paying off now. Sycamores still in a 10-point hole, but three #superhoops in a row over the zone. 3:51 left in 1H.
23:12 Refs assume higher seeds do things right. #8vs5 RT @Crhoten: @midmajority wish they would call travel when they drag the pivot foot 6 inches
23:15 For better or worse, this is the best team the Valley had to offer this year. 5-7 in non conf, but a W6 early in Jan and 8 of 9 currently.
23:16 Excuses have to be made for the L5 streak that followed the emotionally exhausting 93-83 3OT loss at WICH, 2nd in the voting for G!O!T!Y!.
23:17 But it was like when you break up with a GF and you're useless for a while. Only blown out once in that stretch: a revenge payback at CREI.
23:18 I don't see them here. RT @jliehr: @midmajority Missouri State was the Valley champ, only horrid 20 minutes in St. Louis kept the Bears out.
23:21 Indiana State closing the half with some momentum, but it all goes away on a SYR steal and a buzzer 3. Under review.
23:23 And Indiana State gets some momentum back, in the locker room. Refs overturn the last basket. It's 38-30. Indiana State #smacrap on the PA.
23:23 No secret: the Valley is in horrible shape. Nobody's scheduling smart at all. It will be years before it gets back to where it was.
23:27 But MOST (who had to slipknot out of a SIU QF) or an overly emotional WICH team would not have repped any better. Again: here's your champ.
23:29 I agree. Jays, Wichita, Trees the top three. Evansville will make a jump. RT @bigredtank72: @midmajority Watch for Creighton next year.
23:30 RT @snoopj123: @midmajority A shame about the Valley. The draw of the guarantee game killed the 2005-06 momentum.
23:31 Tempo-free HT is brought to you by BLAPP. Indiana State has 30 points in 31 possessions (.96). Syracuse has 38 points in 30 trips (1.26).
23:34 Sports fans: in a one-bid league? Join the one-BLAPP league. One cup of lager, fruit juice and grain alcohol, and you'll be one-and-done.
23:36 Important message from BLAPP: please ignore the investigative report on the "two-year BLAPP coma" on 60 Minutes this Sunday. #tickticktick
23:39 The BLAPP exchange rate is 16Loko. RT @cubsncards: @midmajority Is that known as 4 Loko in some states?
23:46 Jake Odum plus one, and Sycamores are down by eight now.
23:50 This, what you're watching now, is a Sycamore run. Syracuse has one FT to show for the first 3 mins of 1H. #TreeFever's cut the lead to 6.
23:51 It's a few minutes to midnight, and the Q is two-thirds full. Mostly neutrals and Ohio State fans. That is epic, C-Town.
23:52 RT @ECRNews: VCU sideline "chalkboard" is regular plain one; not like the big boys with the custom jobs that look their home courts @MidMajority
23:53 Time is slowing down in Chicago, apparently. Didn't the second half start an hour ago? 60-38 VCU.
23:58 Ask me at 3:30 AM, the game might be over by then. RT @MollyEMcCormick: @midmajority did VCU win?
00:01 Unless INST comes back, a quandary. Stay here in Cleveland for [8]GMU-[1]OHST, or go to Chicago for [11]VCU-[3]PUR. What would you do?
00:02 Did they put out my placemat at the United Center? Awwww. RT @chicolbball: @midmajority Come to Chicago! You'll be sitting right next to me.
00:05 Indiana State did not win the First 5, and are squabbling in the huddle. Stay on track, dudes. 51-38 at 11:33 2H.
00:07 RT @sevenandsevens: @midmajority Georgetown's last 3 tournament appearances: Spanked by Davidson, Ohio and VCU.
00:10 End of the 3rd qtr, and it's 54-42 Syracuse. Orange putting in just enough effort, and the Sycamores aren't punishing them for their hubris.
00:11 RT @jscottfitzwater: CAA! CAA! chant going up in Chicago. @midmajority
00:12 [RLU ALERT] Santa Clara 88, Air Force 75 | http://tmm7.me/fzr @RedLineUpsets
00:16 [RLU ALERT] Virginia Commonwealth 74, Georgetown 56 | http://tmm7.me/fzs @RedLineUpsets
00:16 RT @bubbaprog: VCU becomes the first PIG participant ever to win their next game. Bill Daniels of the South Park Tavern must be smiling @midmajority
00:20 Game times for Sunday are set here in Cleveland. OHST-GMU at 5:15, MARQ-____ at 7:40. The 60 Minutes protected window is gone.
00:21 Do we have Sunday game times for Chicago? Need a #factcheckincuz.
00:23 Seriously? All these night games. RT @Dobber_BtB_SBN: 7:10 and 9:40 ET it appears
00:26 Irrational exuberance & #TreeFever: chocolate and peanut butter. Cheers when Indiana State cuts the lead to 10, but that's the extent of it.
00:27 Five to go. #peopleareleaving, finally? It's 12:30, and folks have watched a LOT of basketball today. The Q remains about half full.
00:28 If Indiana State loses, and I'm not saying they will, see you in Chicago, Rams and VCU Ballz. We've been apart too long (3 days).
00:33 And your TMM viewer's guide for tomorrow/later today: RICH-MORE 5:15 ET, TU-SDSU 6:10, PITT-BUTL 7:10.
00:34 FAQ RT @suhlmann12: @midmajority http://bit.ly/hWYe3S #Hilarious
00:35 RT @CAASports: Mason, VCU Head To The Third Round Of The NCAA Men's Basketball Championship
00:36 Indiana State is going to lose this game. It will be some time before an MVC champ can get closer than a #TheDiff of -15 in the Round of 64.
00:37 RT @HustleBelt: @midmajority There is no Diff. Only Zuul.
00:41 Break in action allows Aaron Carter to come out to applause. Last college game. Final minute, final seconds. Light goes out on #TreeFever.
00:42 MUCH needed size. RT @asj52 @midmajority ISU a young team with some good recruits and much needed size coming in. Bright future. #treefever
00:42 RT @ValleyHoops: Final Score: Syracuse 77, Indiana State 60.
00:42 PA announcer: "We wish you a pleasant good morning. Drive home safely."
00:43 We are here for a NIT #ghostbracket game at 2 tomorrow (COFC-CLST). Join us for that. Then, on to Chicago for Sunday's PUR-VCU R32 tilt.
00:44 RT @midmajority360: Indiana State 60 Syracuse 77 | INST: J. Kelly 12 - SYR: R. Jackson 23 | http://tmm7.me/fzu
00:45 Hate to see the crying cheerleaders. You'd think we'd be numb to it after two-plus weeks. No. Gus Johnson looks ready to call two more.

Boxscore

SYRACUSE 77, INDIANA STATE 60
03/18/2011

INDIANA STATE 20-14 (12-6) -- S. Lewis 7-16 0-0 18; J. Odum 1-3 5-8 7; M. Walker 2-6 1-2 5; C. Richard 1-6 0-0 2; D. Lathan 3-7 1-2 7; J. Kelly 4-7 2-2 12; A. Carter 3-7 0-0 7; J. Printy 3-6 0-0 8; R. Mahurin 2-5 0-0 5; I. Martin 1-3 0-0 2; K. Doluony 0-1 0-0 0; S. McWhorter 1-2 0-0 3; L. Eitel 1-1 0-0 2; L. Eitel 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-55 9-14 60.
SYRACUSE 27-7 (12-6) -- R. Jackson 7-12 9-11 23; K. Joseph 3-9 5-6 12; S. Jardine 3-5 0-0 9; B. Triche 2-6 3-4 8; C. Fair 4-5 6-8 14; D. Waiters 2-4 0-0 5; F. Melo 1-1 0-0 2; B. Moussa Keita 0-0 0-0 0; J. Southerland 1-1 1-2 4; M. Jones 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-44 24-31 77.

Three-point goals: INST 7-21 (A. Carter 1-3; J. Printy 2-5; J. Kelly 2-3; D. Lathan 0-1; C. Richard 0-2; J. Odum 0-2; R. Mahurin 1-3; S. McWhorter 1-2), SYR 7-16 (S. Jardine 3-4; M. Jones 0-1; K. Joseph 1-4; B. Triche 1-3; J. Southerland 1-1; D. Waiters 1-3); Rebounds: INST 22 (M. Walker 6), SYR 33 (K. Joseph 10); Assists: INST 13 (J. Odum 6), SYR 17 (S. Jardine 9); Total Fouls -- INST 24, SYR 16; Fouled Out: INST-R. Mahurin; SYR-None.