Top-ranked Syracuse too much for Bearcats

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Senior guard Dion Dixon (3) leaps for a one-handed dunk during the second half at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Dixon scored just five total points against the Orange, shooting 2-for-10 from the field. (The News Record/Sam Greene)

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Sophomore forward Justin Jackson (5) gets back on defense after slapping away a blocked shot during the second half at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Jackson tallies two rebounds and one block against the Orange. (The News Record/Sam Greene)

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Senior forward Yancy Gates (34) puts in a dunk during the second half at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Gates scored 16 total points and 10 rebounds for his third-straight double-double, his seventh of the season and 20th as a Bearcat. (The News Record/Sam Greene)

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Cincinnati guard Cashmere Wright (1) points his chest after scoring a long-range three-pointer during the first half at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Wright led the Bearcats’ offense with 17 total points and four assists. (The News Record/Sam Greene)

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Junior guard Cashmere Wright (1) dribbles past Syracuse guard Brandon Triche (20) during the second half at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Wright scored 17 total points for the second game in a row. (The News Record/Sam Greene)

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Syracuse forward C.J. Fair (5) throws down a dunk on a fast-break during the first half at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Fair scored six points and accounted for six total rebounds. (The News Record/Sam Greene)

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The Cincinnati student section was filled to capacity for the annual White Out game, this year against the Syracuse Orange at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. The Bearcats fell to the Orange, 60-53, moving to 5-3 in Big East conference plat. (The News Record/Sam Greene)

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Syracuse forward Rakeem Christmas (25) leaps for a shot over Cincinnati guard Yancy Gates 34) in the paint during the first half at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Christmas scored four total points with nine total rebounds against the Bearcats. (The News Record/Sam Greene)

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Cincinnati point guard Cashmere Wright (1) brings the ball downcourt in the opening seconds of the game between the Cincinnati Bearcats and the No. 4 ranked Syracuse Orange at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. The Orange went on to defeat the Bearcats 60-53 before a sold out crowd of 13,176. (The News Record/Sam Greene)

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Syracuse guard Brandon Triche (20) catches the elbow of Cincinnati guard Dion Dixon (3) while making a shot during the first half at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Trichescored 11 total points including two from the free-throw line. (The News Record/Sam Greene)

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Sophomore guard Sean Kilpatrick (23) dribbles across the arc past Syracuse forward Kris Joseph (32) during the second half at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Kilpatrick shot 3-for-8 from the field with eight total points and nine rebounds against the Orange. (The News Record/Sam Greene)

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Senior guard Dion Dixon (3) carries the ball past Syracuse guard Scoop Jardine during the second half at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Dixon scored just five total points against the Orange, shooting 2-for-10 from the field. (The News Record/Sam Greene)

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Justin Jackson goes up for a rebound against No.3 Syracuse University on Monday, Jan. 23, 2011 at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Pat Strang | The News Record).

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UC football head coach Butch Jones puts on the Go Bearcats whiteout shirt after the student section chanted for him to put it on against No.3 Syracuse University on Monday, Jan. 23, 2011 at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Pat Strang | The News Record).

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Syracuse University head coach Jim Boeheim talks to his forward Rakeem Christmas While at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Pat Strang | The News Record).

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Syracuse University point guard Brandon Triche puts up a fastbreak layup on Monday, Jan. 23, 2011 at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Pat Strang | The News Record).

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JaQuon Parker goes up for a rebound in the paint against No.3 Syracuse University on Monday, Jan. 23, 2011 at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Pat Strang | The News Record).

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Justin Jackson goes up for a rebound against No.3 Syracuse University on Monday, Jan. 23, 2011 at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Pat Strang | The News Record).

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Yancy Gates puts up a shot from the paint against No.3 Syracuse University on Monday, Jan. 23, 2011 at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Pat Strang | The News Record).

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Dion Waiters goes up a for a layup against the Cats on Monday, Jan. 23, 2011 at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Pat Strang | The News Record).

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Dion Waiters goes up a for a layup against the Cats on Monday, Jan. 23, 2011 at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Pat Strang | The News Record).

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Scoop Jardine rises up on coach Jim Boeheim and gets yelled at by assistant coach Mike Hopkins on Monday, Jan. 23, 2011 at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Pat Strang | The News Record).

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Yancy Gates puts up a shot from the paint against No.3 Syracuse University on Monday, Jan. 23, 2011 at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Pat Strang | The News Record).