Syracuse 2008–09
Coach: Jim Boeheim (28-10)
Big East Conference
28-10
overall
23-8
regular season
11-7
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (38)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008-11-16 | Syracuse | Le Moyne | - | Home | W | 85–51 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 2 | 2008-11-18 | Syracuse | Richmond | A10 | Home | W | 76–71 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 3 | 2008-11-21 | Syracuse | Oakland | Summit | Home | W | 86–66 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 4 | 2008-11-24 | Syracuse | #17 Florida | SEC | Neutral | W | 89–83 | Regular | T-Mobile Center |
| 5 | 2008-11-25 | Syracuse | #22 Kansas | B12 | Neutral | W | 89–81 OT | Regular | T-Mobile Center |
| 6 | 2008-11-28 | Syracuse | Virginia | ACC | Home | W | 73–70 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 7 | 2008-12-01 | #16 Syracuse | Colgate | Patriot | Home | W | 86–51 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 8 | 2008-12-03 | #16 Syracuse | Cornell | Ivy | Home | W | 88–78 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 9 | 2008-12-13 | #13 Syracuse | Long Beach State | Big West | Home | W | 79–55 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 10 | 2008-12-15 | #11 Syracuse | Cleveland State | Horizon | Home | L | 69–72 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 11 | 2008-12-17 | #11 Syracuse | Canisius | MAAC | Home | W | 82–60 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 12 | 2008-12-20 | #11 Syracuse | #23 Memphis | CUSA | Away | W | 72–65 | Regular | FedExForum |
| 13 | 2008-12-22 | #17 Syracuse | Coppin State | MEAC | Home | W | 82–71 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 14 | 2008-12-30 | #13 Syracuse | Seton Hall | Big East | Home | W | 100–76 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 15 | 2009-01-02 | #13 Syracuse | South Florida | Big East | Away | W | 59–54 | Regular | Yuengling Center |
| 16 | 2009-01-07 | #11 Syracuse | DePaul | Big East | Home | W | 85–68 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 17 | 2009-01-10 | #11 Syracuse | Rutgers | Big East | Away | W | 82–66 | Regular | Jersey Mike's Arena |
| 18 | 2009-01-14 | #8 Syracuse | #13 Georgetown | Big East | Away | L | 74–88 | Regular | Capital One Arena |
| 19 | 2009-01-17 | #8 Syracuse | #12 Notre Dame | Big East | Home | W | 93–74 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 20 | 2009-01-19 | #8 Syracuse | #4 Pittsburgh | Big East | Away | L | 60–78 | Regular | Petersen Events Center |
| 21 | 2009-01-25 | #8 Syracuse | #9 Louisville | Big East | Home | L | 57–67 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 22 | 2009-01-28 | #15 Syracuse | Providence | Big East | Away | L | 94–100 | Regular | Amica Mutual Pavilion |
| 23 | 2009-02-04 | #20 Syracuse | West Virginia | Big East | Home | W | 74–61 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 24 | 2009-02-07 | #20 Syracuse | #17 Villanova | Big East | Away | L | 85–102 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 25 | 2009-02-11 | #23 Syracuse | #1 Connecticut | Big East | Away | L | 49–63 | Regular | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion |
| 26 | 2009-02-14 | #23 Syracuse | Georgetown | Big East | Home | W | 98–94 OT | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 27 | 2009-02-22 | #24 Syracuse | #12 Villanova | Big East | Home | L | 86–89 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 28 | 2009-02-24 | #24 Syracuse | St. John's (NY) | Big East | Away | W | 87–58 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 29 | 2009-03-01 | #24 Syracuse | Cincinnati | Big East | Home | W | 87–63 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 30 | 2009-03-03 | #25 Syracuse | Rutgers | Big East | Home | W | 70–40 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 31 | 2009-03-07 | #25 Syracuse | #13 Marquette | Big East | Away | W | 86–79 OT | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 32 | 2009-03-11 | #18 Syracuse | Seton Hall | Big East | Neutral | W | 89–74 | Conf. Tourn. | Madison Square Garden |
| 33 | 2009-03-12 | #18 Syracuse | #3 Connecticut | Big East | Neutral | W | 127–117 6OT | Conf. Tourn. | Madison Square Garden |
| 34 | 2009-03-13 | #18 Syracuse | West Virginia | Big East | Neutral | W | 74–69 OT | Conf. Tourn. | Madison Square Garden |
| 35 | 2009-03-14 | #18 Syracuse | #5 Louisville | Big East | Neutral | L | 66–76 | Conf. Tourn. | Madison Square Garden |
| 36 | 2009-03-20 | #13 Syracuse | Stephen F. Austin | Southland | Neutral | W | 59–44 | NCAA | American Airlines Center |
| 37 | 2009-03-22 | #13 Syracuse | #19 Arizona State | Pacific 10 | Neutral | W | 78–67 | NCAA | American Airlines Center |
| 38 | 2009-03-27 | #13 Syracuse | #7 Oklahoma | B12 | Neutral | L | 71–84 | NCAA | FedExForum |