Gerry Mcnamara Of Syracuse Takes The Winning Shot In A First Round The win would mark the first time a big east team won four games in a row to capture the conference. as for mcnamara, he cemented his legacy as one of the best big shot takers and big shot makers. Syracuse's demetris nichols lifts gerry mcnamara off the ground after cincinnati called a timeout with .5 seconds in the game. mcnamara made agame winning shot in the first round game of the big.
Syracuse Gerry Mcnamara Photos And Premium High Res Pictures Getty Images Syracuse guard gerry mcnamara hides his face after missing a shot late in the second half of a game against seton hall on jan. 29, 2006, at the carrier dome. syracuse lost the game 68 61. Demetris nichols knocked away the inbounds pass for georgetown, allowing mcnamara to take possession and rush down the floor with time running out. he passed to an open eric devendorf who laid the winning shot in with 1.5 seconds to go. the orange had advanced to the finals, beating georgetown, 58–57. Mcnamara helped syracuse win its first basketball national championship in 2003. mcnamara started every game in his freshman year, helping lead the orange to a 30 5 record, including a perfect 17 0 at home. he averaged 13 points, 4.6 assists and 2.2 steals a game while shooting 35 percent from 3 point range and 91 percent from the foul line. Gerry mcnamara of syracuse takes the winning shot in a first round big east tournament game against cincinnati on march 8, 2006 at madison square garden in new york, new york. syracuse won 74 73. get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images.
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