Final
No. 22 Syracuse downs No. 24 DePaul on Jones' late FG
Jan 30, 2008 - 4:09 AM CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Chandrea Jones scored 12 points, including the go-ahead basket with 12 seconds to play, as No. 22 Syracuse edged No. 24 DePaul, 69-66, in a Big East Conference game on Tuesday.With the score tied at 66-66, Jones grabbed a rebound off a missed 3-pointer by Erica Morrow with 18 seconds to play and hit a jumper to give the Orange (17-3, 5-2 Big East) the lead.
Vionca Murray scored a team-high 17 points and had five rebounds for Syracuse, which defeated DePaul (15-5, 4-3) for the first time in three all-time meetings.
Morrow finished with 15 points and Nicole Michael chipped in 11 and seven rebounds for the Orange.
Deirdre Naughton scored a game-high 20 points for the Blue Demons, who trailed by nine points after Goodwin's two free throws with 3:49 to play gave the Orange a 64-55 lead.
Felicia Chester and Missy Mitidiero each scored 13 points and Allie Quigley added 12 for DePaul, which had a 65-64 lead before Syracuse scored five of the last six points.
- CORRECTION
NCAA WOMENS BB FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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SYRACUSE (22) 37 32 69
DEPAUL (24) 35 31 66 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: SYRACUSE - VIONCA MURRAY 17, ERICA MORROW 15, CHANDREA
JONES 12
DEPAUL - DEIRDRE NAUGHTON 20, MISSY MITIDIERO 13,
FELICIA CHESTER 13
HIGH REBOUND: SYRACUSE - FANTASIA GOODWIN 10, CHANDREA JONES 9, NICOLE
MICHAE
Jan 29 10:45 PM - CORRECTION
NCAA WOMENS BB (22) SYRACUSE 69
(24) DEPAUL 66 0:00 LEFT, 2ND HALF
Jan 29 10:44 PM - 63
rootsRUWTbot Added 58 roots (Close Finish, Upset, Ranked Teams)
Syracuse(22) vs. DePaul(24)Jan 29 10:44 PM - NCAA WOMENS BB
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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SYRACUSE (22) 37 31 68
DEPAUL (24) 35 31 66 FINAL
Jan 29 9:49 PM - NCAA WOMENS BB
(22) SYRACUSE 37
(24) DEPAUL 35 HALFTIME
Jan 29 8:49 PM
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