Belt game 2,036 · March 30, 2013 · postseason
Syracuse takes the belt
Syracuse beat Marquette 55–39 on a neutral floor to start reign 598 of the College Basketball belt, the 16th for the program.
Marquette had held it since March 28, 2013, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Syracuse held it for 7 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Michigan on April 6, 2013.
598Reign number
16Team's reign
0Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Marquette
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vander Blue | 40 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-15 | 2-9 | 6-7 |
| Davante Gardner | 33 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 1-3 |
| Junior Cadougan | 30 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 4-4 |
| Jamil Wilson | 28 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1-9 | 0-5 | 1-2 |
| Chris Otule | 22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Juan Anderson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Trent Lockett | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Steve Taylor Jr. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derrick Wilson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Todd Mayo | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Jake Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Syracuse
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Southerland | 37 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 3-9 | 1-1 |
| C.J. Fair | 40 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Michael Carter-Williams | 37 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 3-5 |
| Brandon Triche | 35 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 2-2 |
| Rakeem Christmas | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Jerami Grant | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Baye Moussa Keita | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Trevor Cooney | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.