CONNECTICUT (15-8, 5-6) a T S Y R a C USE (24-1, 11-1) • 1 p.m. • CARRIER DO m E • C B S ORANGE SCOUTING REPORT Dennis Nett / The post-Standard WHO’SHOT Click the links below for more Syracuse KRIS JOSEPH scored a career-high 29 points in basketball coverage on Syracuse’s 64-61 overtime win over Georgetown on Wednesday. He scored more points than any SU player since Jonny Flynn scored 34 in the six-overtime game against Connecticut in the 2009 Big East Tournament. » Videos » Photo galleries THREEPOINTS » Live game updates » The Orange Observations from an assistant coach familiar with the Basketball blog with Connecticut Huskies: The Post-Standard’s Mike Waters and “The thing with Connecticut is transition defense. Donna Ditota Now that they’re starting Ryan Boatright with facebook.com/PostStandard Join the conversation at the conversation Join Bud Poliquin, The Shabazz Napier and Jeremy Lamb, you’ve got to » 1 Post-Standard’s sports get back. You can’t let them get easy baskets.” columnist “Connecticut’s real big up front. They’ve killed » Mike’s Mailbox has some teams on the boards. Syracuse has struggled answers to your SU 2 on the boards. The rebounding battle will be basketball questions The Post-Standard interesting.” » Follow @PSBasketball on Twitter “Connecticut’s been struggling lately, but they POWERING » Subscribe to the still play tough defense. They lead the conference Orange Scouting 3 in field-goal percentage defense. Syracuse has to Report be patient and not settle for the quick shot.” find us find us find us find us find us find SYRACUSESTATS CONNECTICUT GP-GS Min. FG% 3FG% FT% Reb PF a TO Blk ST Pts STARTERS 32-Joseph 25-25 30.8 44.3 35.8 77.0 4.9 1.5 1.8 1.1 0.6 1.4 14.3 13-Shabazz 3-Waiters 25-0 23.0 47.9 33.8 69.4 2.0 1.7 2.6 1.3 0.4 2.1 12.2 Napier 20-Triche 25-25 22.5 43.6 37.8 87.5 2.4 1.1 2.9 1.4 0.2 1.2 9.8 So., 6-1, 171 5-Fair 25-3 25.6 45.9 27.8 71.2 5.2 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.5 1.0 8.4 13.1 ppg, 5.5 apg 11-Jardine 25-25 23.0 48.8 31.3 52.2 2.1 0.8 4.9 2.1 0.1 1.4 8.2 Napier can create for 51-Melo 22-22 23.3 57.9 0.0 61.1 5.6 3.0 0.6 1.5 3.1 0.4 7.6 others or 43-Southerland 25-0 16.2 47.3 32.9 66.7 3.2 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.9 7.3 look to score 25-Christmas 25-25 12.6 57.1 0.0 61.5 3.2 2.0 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.4 3.2 himself. He’s second on 1-C-Williams 21-0 11.8 42.9 37.5 57.1 1.7 1.0 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.8 3.1 the team in 12-Keita 24-0 12.9 76.5 0.0 75.0 2.7 2.0 0.1 0.4 1.1 0.2 2.8 scoring. SU totals 47.7 34.3 69.9 35.8 15.4 16.7 10.7 7.4 10.0 77.6 Opponents 38.3 31.6 67.2 36.3 17.4 13.7 17.6 2.4 5.4 60.8 3-Jeremy Lamb So., 6-5, 180 KEY home away neut KEYHUSKY 17.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg Lamb’s gone JEREMY LAMB is a 6-foot-5 sophomore guard who from being averages 17.2 points and 4.6 rebounds. Kemba CONNECTICUT’SLAST5 Assistant’s take: “I think the key guy is Jeremy Lamb. Walker’s When he’s going well and his mind’s right, he plays like sidekick to at Tennessee L 57-60 the lottery pick everybody thought he’d be this year. UConn’s main When he struggles, they struggle.” man. He’s Notre Dame L 48-50 struggled at at Georgetown L 44-58 times in the role. Seton Hall W 69-46 CONNECTICUTBENCH at Louisville L 59-80 Oriakhi and Roscoe Smith were starters as UConn won the NCAA title last year. Now, they’re coming off the 11-Ryan bench. And their production is down. DeAndre Daniels Boatright and Niels Giffey offer depth at the forward spots. Fr., 6-0, 160 SYRACUSE’SLAST5 10.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg Boatright at Notre Dame L 58-67 STRAYFACT has missed nine games at Cincinnati W 60-53 Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun, who will miss today’s this season West Virginia W 63-61 game due to medical reasons, is one of just five coaches due to NCAA who have won three or more national titles. The others at St. John’s W 95-70 investigations, are John Wooden (10), Adolph Rupp (four), Mike but he’s Georgetown (OT) W 64-61 Krzyzewski (four) and Bob Knight (three). making 37 percent of his 3-point shots. 5 BURNING QUESTIONS FOR THE ORANGE 10-Tyler SU HOOPS PREVIEW: n e w Y o r k Olander C e n t r a l Built for So., 6-9, 225 M a g a z i n e 5.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg Sports Olander Central New York doesn’t have FOR Alex Oriakhi’s THE size, but TWO he’s a more MIKE HOPKINS traditional WAITS HIS TURN Sports Fans. TO LEAD SU power SHOW SIX ‘GAMERS’ cNy RISING STARS WHO HEAT UP forward. BREANNA STEWART & WINTER SPORTS DAjUAN cOLEMAN SHARE THE LOcAL ONLY SPOTLIGHT A digital subscription to CNY Sports 12-andre VOLLEYBALL $ 99 Drummond POWERHOUSE IN MARCELLUS Magazine makes the Fr., 6-10, 270 OCC’S GAME PLAN: PER YEAR 9.7 ppg, 7.5 rpg NEW FACILITIES, MORE TEAMS 9 perfect gift. Drummond PR_AP_ORANGE_INSIDER_5_5 FOUR ISSUES was the coaches’ pick as the preseason rookie of the To order, go to www.syracuse.com/magazines year in the Big East. .