Belt game 1,650 · November 26, 2003
Charlotte takes the belt
Charlotte beat Syracuse 96–92 on the road to start reign 455 of the College Basketball belt, the 3rd for the program.
Syracuse had held it since March 30, 2003, with 2 defenses over 241 days.
Charlotte held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Alabama on December 3, 2003.
455Reign number
3Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Syracuse
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry McNamara | 39 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11-19 | 8-14 | 4-6 |
| Hakim Warrick | 36 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Josh Pace | 37 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-2 | 3-6 |
| Billy Edelin | 35 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 3-6 |
| Jeremy McNeil | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Craig Forth | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terrence Roberts | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Demetris Nichols | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Matt Gorman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darryl Watkins | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Charlotte
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Plavich | 30 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10-17 | 10-17 | 1-2 |
| Curtis Withers | 29 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Eddie Basden | 32 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 6-11 |
| Martin Iti | 26 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Kevin (Butter) Johnson | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Chris Sager | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Calvin Clemmons | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Demon Brown | 31 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1-9 | 1-8 | 1-2 |
| Mitchell Baldwin | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| C.J. Pigford | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.