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C.J. Fair dribbles the baseline against Louiville's Gorgui Dieng in the Orange's 58-53 loss to the No. 12 Cardinals in the Carrier Dome Saturday afternoon.

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Syracuse fans look to draw the attention of CBS cameras just before tipoff against No. 12 Louisville in the Carrier Dome.

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Rakeem Christmas leaps for the opening tip Saturday afternoon against No. 12 Louisville.

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Rakeem Christmas blocks a shot by Louisville's Chane Behanan. Christmas scored two points, had two assists, grabbed three rebounds and committed four personal fouls in 23 minutes of play.

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James Southerland defends against Louisville's Gorgui Dieng. Southerland had 13 points, seven rebounds and an assist. He shot 5-of-12 from the field and 3-of-5 from 3 range. Dieng had a double-double with 11 points and 14 boards.

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Jim Boeheim stares out onto the court bearing his name in the first half.

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Michael Carter-Williams struggles for a loose ball in the first half of SU's 58-53 loss to Louisville in the Dome. Carter-Williams scores 11 points, snagged seven rebounds, dished out six assists and turned the ball over once in 38 minutes of play.

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Baye Moussa Keita defends Chane Behanan in the paint. Keita played just 14 minutes, grabbing three rebounds and turning in an assist.

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Michael Carter-Williams drives left into the paint in the Orange's 58-53 loss to No. 10 Louisville Saturday afternoon.

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Brandon Triche struggles beneath the rim. The Orange scored 18 points in the paint Saturday afternoon.

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C.J. Fair muscles for position against Gorgui Dieng and Chane Behanan. Fair finished with six rebounds and 19 points in the loss.

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Brandon Triche launches a jumper in an overeager performance against the Cardinals. He shot 2-of-11 from the field and 0-of-3 from the arc.

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Michael Carter-Williams runs the Syracuse offense from the point against Russ Smith.