College Basketball Roundup : Record 32,602 See Georgetown Stop Syracuse, 72-71

Georgetown forward Perry McDonald, a former Golden Gloves boxing champion from New Orleans, landed a 26-point, 9-rebound knockout punch Sunday to lead the 11th-ranked Hoyas to a 72-71 victory over No. 9 Syracuse before a record crowd of 32,602 at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.

Sherman Douglas hit a three- point shot with 10 seconds to play to draw the Orangemen to within one point, but teammate Greg Monroe missed a three-point attempt as time expired.

The Hoyas improved to 21-4 overall and 10-4 in the conference. Syracuse fell to 22-5 and 10-4.

The game was seen by the largest on-campus crowd in NCAA history. The previous record was the 32,520 who saw Syracuse play Villanova at the Carrier Dome in 1985.

McDonald, whose 26 points is a career high, scored most of his points inside or from the foul line after beating Syracuse’s big men to the basket. McDonald is only 6-4.

“He’s done it all year long,” Georgetown Coach John Thompson said. “He’s been great inside, he scores baskets, he hustles, he does a lot of things.”

McDonald scored six points during an 18-0 second-half spurt that wiped out an 11-point deficit and put the Hoyas ahead to stay. The junior said he didn’t hesitate to challenge Syracuse’s two big men, 6-11 center Rony Seikaly and 6-9 forward Derrick Coleman.

“My competitiveness allows me to be able to play against them,” said McDonald, whose previous career high of 23 points came in an 83-81 victory over Syracuse Jan. 31.

Reggie Williams, who scored only one basket in the first half, had eight points during the Hoyas’ 18-0 streak. The spurt gave Georgetown a 55-48 lead with 10:33 left in the game.

Seikaly had 23 points and 14 rebounds for Syracuse before fouling out in the final minute.

Memphis State 58, Louisville 57--Junior guard Dwight Boyd made the second of two free throws with one second remaining as the Tigers won a Metro Conference game at Memphis.

The victory keeps Memphis State’s hopes alive for a tie with Louisville for the Metro Conference title. Memphis State, 22-8 overall, is now 7-4 in conference play, while Louisville, 16-12 overall, is a game ahead at 8-3. Each team has one game remaining.

The Cardinals took their first lead of the game, 57-55, when Keith Williams hit a three-point shot with 1:30 to play, but then Memphis State’s John Wilfong tied it with a short jumper.

Williams missed a jumper with 14 seconds remaining and Marvin Alexander rebounded for Memphis State and flipped the ball out in front of a streaking Boyd. Williams caught Boyd and fouled him as he went up for a layup with one second to play.

Sylvester Gray scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Tigers. Williams, a 6-4 freshman, led Louisville with a season-high 18 points.

Stanford 88, California 80--Todd Lichti scored 26 points and Terry Taylor had a career-high 21 as the Cardinal, which held a 37-point lead over California early in the second half, held on for a Pacific-10 victory at Stanford.

Cal guards Kevin Johnson and Chris Washington scored 42 of their team’s 60 points in the second half and finished with 29 and 20, respectively. Johnson had a 22-point second half and Washington scored all of his points in the second half.

The Cardinal, beaten by Cal, 87-72, Jan. 17 at Berkeley, also had lost five straight games at home against the Bears.

Stanford is 13-12 and 7-9, while Cal is 16-12 and 9-7.

DePaul 84, Georgia Tech 67--Dallas Comegys scored a career-high 33 points and Rod Strickland added 28, leading fourth-ranked DePaul at Rosemont, Ill.

The victory was the ninth straight for the Blue Demons, who improved their record to 25-1. Georgia Tech, which upset Duke, 79-72, on Saturday, fell to 16-9.

Duane Ferrell led Georgia Tech with 31 points.

Wake Forest 75, Maryland 68--Tyrone (Muggsy) Bogues and Cal Boyd hit consecutive three-point shots late in the second half, igniting Wake Forest to an Atlantic Coast Conference victory at College Park, Md.

The loss was the Terrapins’ 12th straight. Maryland, 18-4 overall, has not won any conference games.

Sam Ivy led Wake Forest (13-12, 2-10) with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Bogues contributed 13 points and 7 assists. Derrick Lewis led Maryland with 28 points, 15 rebounds and 5 blocked shots.

Virginia 72, N. Carolina St. 65--John Johnson hit four free throws in the final 30 seconds to hold off a North Carolina State rally and give Virginia an ACC victory at Raleigh, N.C.

Virginia improved to 18-6 and 6-6, while N.C. State, loser in its last six ACC games, fell to 14-14 and 4-8.