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COL BKB: Syracuse 59, S.F. Austin 44

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Published: March. 20, 2009 at 2:58 PM

MIAMI, March 20 (UPI) -- Jonny Flynn scored 16 points and Paul Harris grabbed 16 rebounds Friday, lifting Syracuse to a 59-44 NCAA Tournament first-round win over Stephen F. Austin.

Arinze Onuaku and Rick Jackson each scored 12 points for the third-seeded Orange (27-9), who advanced to a second-round game Sunday against either Arizona State or Temple.

Stephen F. Austin saw its season end with a 24-8 record. Benson Akpan led the Lumberjacks with 12 points and 10 rebounds. But team leading scorer Matt Kingsley managed just 2 points and the Lumberjacks shot 24.7 percent from the floor.

Syracuse scored the first 6 points of each half. In the first half, the Orange went ahead 20-4 before Stephen F. Austin worked a little closer.

In the second half, Syracuse used a 12-2 run to go up 50-24. While the Lumberjacks had an 11-0 run, the Orange was able to push the advantage back to 20 points with 7 1/2 minutes to play and cruised to victory despite 12 second-half turnovers.

Topics: Arinze Onuaku, Jonny Flynn, Paul Harris, Rick Jackson, Stephen F. Austin
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