Syracuse vs Kansas
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2003 National Championship Game @ SuperDome, New Orleans, LA  
April 7th, 2003  
Syracuse
81
Pos Player Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA Reb Asst TO Stl Blk Fls Pts
G
Gerry McNamara
34
6
13
6
10
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
2
18
G
Kueth Duany
13
4
6
2
3
1
2
4
0
2
1
0
3
11
C
Craig Forth
24
3
4
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
1
3
5
6
F
Carmelo Anthony
37
7
16
3
5
3
4
10
7
3
0
1
2
20
F
Hakim Warrick
31
2
4
0
0
2
4
2
1
3
0
2
3
6
-
Billy Edelin
27
4
10
0
0
4
6
2
2
2
3
0
1
12
-
Josh Pace
21
4
9
0
0
0
0
8
2
2
3
0
2
8
-
Jeremy McNeil
13
0
1
0
0
0
0
5
0
2
0
2
4
0
 
Syracuse Total
200
30
63
11
18
10
17
36
13
17
10
7
22
81
Kansas
78
Pos Player Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA Reb Asst TO Stl Blk Fls Pts
G
Kirk Hinrich
38
6
20
3
12
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
16
G
Aaron Miles
34
1
5
0
2
0
0
6
7
4
1
0
1
2
C
Jeff Graves
37
7
13
0
0
2
7
16
3
2
1
0
2
16
F
Nick Collison
40
8
14
0
0
3
10
21
3
5
3
3
5
19
F
Keith Langford
23
7
9
0
1
5
10
2
0
3
1
0
5
19
-
Michael Lee
23
2
8
1
5
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
5
-
Bryant Nash
5
0
2
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
 
Kansas Total
200
31
71
4
20
12
30
52
18
18
9
4
16
78
Attendence 54,524

Comments:

Syracuse beat Kansas to win its first NCAA National Championship. Gerry McNamara was 6-6 from three point range in the first half to help the Orangemen to a 53-42 halftime lead. Kansas dominated the boards with a 52-36 edge in rebounding. Fortunately Syracuse shot much better, especially from three point range. Despite having a lousy day at the free throw line, Kansas' Nick Collison had a big day with 19 points and 21 rebounds.

Carmelo Anthony had a solid game with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Billy Edelin played a season high 27 minutes. The game ended fittingly when Hakim Warrick seemlingly sprange from no where to block a 3 point effort by Michael Lee. This was the same spot on the Superdome Court where 20 years earlier Keith Smart had made the basket over Howard Triche to beat Syracuse at the end.

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