Belt game 1,844 · December 15, 2008
Cleveland State take the belt
Cleveland State beat Syracuse 72–69 on the road to start reign 531 of the College Basketball belt, the 2nd for the program.
Syracuse had held it since November 25, 2008, with 4 defenses over 20 days.
Cleveland State held it for 15 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Wright State on December 30, 2008.
531Reign number
2Team's reign
1Defenses
15Days held
Box score
Cleveland State
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J'Nathan Bullock | 36 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8-21 | 1-5 | 1-2 |
| Norris Cole | 35 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7-15 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Cedric Jackson | 35 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4-13 | 1-5 | 4-4 |
| Jeremy Montgomery | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Chris Moore | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| D'Aundray Brown | 34 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| George Tandy | 19 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Syracuse
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Devendorf | 37 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-15 | 5-10 | 0-0 |
| Jonny Flynn | 35 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7-8 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Arinze Onuaku | 31 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Paul Harris | 37 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Kristof Ongenaet | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Rick Jackson | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andy Rautins | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 |
| Kris Joseph | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.
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