Belt game 1,876 · November 20, 2009
Syracuse takes the belt
Syracuse beat North Carolina 87–71 on the road to start reign 545 of the College Basketball belt, the 13th for the program.
North Carolina had held it since April 6, 2009, with 4 defenses over 228 days.
Syracuse held it for 43 days and 9 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh on January 2, 2010.
545Reign number
13Team's reign
9Defenses
43Days held
Box score
Syracuse
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Johnson | 39 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10-17 | 4-8 | 1-5 |
| Arinze Onuaku | 31 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Kris Joseph | 30 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Brandon Triche | 20 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Andy Rautins | 34 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4-9 | 3-8 | 0-0 |
| Rick Jackson | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Scoop Jardine | 25 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Mookie Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
North Carolina
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Davis | 28 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 6-9 |
| Marcus Ginyard | 32 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 4-4 |
| Deon Thompson | 26 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Tyler Zeller | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Will Graves | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-12 | 2-6 | 2-2 |
| Travis Wear | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Wear | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| John Henson | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Larry Drew II | 25 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Dexter Strickland | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Leslie McDonald | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Justin Watts | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.