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The Associated Press

Published: December 16, 2008

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Cedric Jackson swished a 60-foot shot at the buzzer to give Cleveland State a 72-69 victory against No. 11 Syracuse on Monday night.

Jackson took an inbounds pass with 2.2 seconds remaining and let the desperation shot go just as time expired to send the Orange (9-1) to their first loss.

"I looked up to see if there was a chance but knew there wasn't enough time," Jackson said. "It was a prayer. It's not an everyday shot."

Cleveland State's last appearance in the Carrier Dome was also a memorable one.

The Vikings (7-4) won NCAA Tournament games over Indiana and Saint Joseph's in the building in 1986 to advance to the round of 16. The 83-79 victory over Indiana was the first by a No. 14 seed over a No. 3 seed in tournament history and was the first time former Hoosiers coach Bob Knight lost a first-round game.

UCONN 91, STONY BROOK 57: Jeff Adrien had 18 points and 10 rebounds and No. 2 Connecticut (9-0) returned from an 11-day break for exams to rout Stony Brook (5-5).

It was the 36th career double-double for the senior forward, who was one of five Huskies in double figures.

Women's Games

NORTH CAROLINA 105, ARK.-PINE BLUFF 49: Cetera DeGraffenreid scored 19 points as No. 2 North Carolina (11-0) beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-6).

OHIO STATE 86, CLEVELAND STATE 54: Jantel Lavender had 18 points and Ashlee Trebilcock and Brittany Johnson added 12 each to lead No. 18 Ohio State (8-2) past Cleveland State (4-5).

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