Shamon antrum biography of rory

Shamon Antrum missed a 3-point try at the buzzer and Syracuse held on to defeat Washington State 77-75 Saturday night to win its 14th straight Carrier Classic championship.

Syracuse (6-0) won the Carrier Classic for the 17th time in 19 years despite not scoring over the final 5:38.

It was the Orangemen’s closest challenge in the Carrier Classic since 1991 when Syracuse edged St.

Joseph’s by two points.

Washington State’s Tavares Mack had a chance to tie the game with 16 seconds to play, but missed two foul shots.

Jason Cippola rebounded Mack’s second miss, but Otis Hill missed the front end of a one-and-one with 9.8 seconds, giving the Cougars (3-1) one last chance.

After a timeout with 5.4 seconds to play, Washington State inbounded the ball and Antrum got off a long 3-pointer that hit the back rim.

Syracuse led throughout the second half, although the Cougars stayed close.

The Orangemen pushed their lead to 69-56 on a pa