Belt game 1,839 · November 25, 2008
Syracuse takes the belt
Syracuse beat Kansas 89–81 at home to start reign 530 of the College Basketball belt, the 12th for the program.
Kansas had held it since April 7, 2008, with 3 defenses over 232 days.
Syracuse held it for 20 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland State on December 15, 2008.
530Reign number
12Team's reign
4Defenses
20Days held
Box score
Kansas
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherron Collins | 40 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-22 | 3-9 | 2-5 |
| Tyshawn Taylor | 36 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8-13 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Cole Aldrich | 38 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 36 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Brady Morningstar | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-3 |
| Tyrel Reed | 29 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 0-0 |
| Markieff Morris | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Quintrell Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Travis Releford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Conner Teahan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Tyrone Appleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Syracuse
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonny Flynn | 43 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 11-16 |
| Eric Devendorf | 42 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5-14 | 3-7 | 7-10 |
| Arinze Onuaku | 39 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Paul Harris | 38 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 4-6 |
| Andy Rautins | 33 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 0-0 |
| Kristof Ongenaet | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Kris Joseph | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Rick Jackson | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.