Jackson’s buzzer beater stings No. 11 Syracuse

Cleveland State won on a desperation shot at the Carrier Dome.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Cedric Jackson swished a 60-foot shot at the buzzer Monday to give Cleveland State a 72-69 upset win over No. 11 Syracuse.

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.

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.

That 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.

Cincinnati 74, Charleston Southern 55

CINCINNATI — Freshman Yancy Gates scored a career-high 18 points and Mike Williams had a double-double as Cincinnati rebounded from a stinging loss to its crosstown rival.

Cincinnati (7-2) was coming off a 76-66 home-court loss to No. 7 Xavier on Saturday, a rivalry game that drew the Bearcats’ first capacity crowd of the season.

Coach Mick Cronin made changes in his starting lineup, notably benching Williams after the senior forward had a subpar game against Xavier. Williams came off the bench and scored 10 and tied his career high with 11 rebounds.

Alvin Mitchell added 16 points and nine rebounds for Cincinnati, which led by single digits for most of the first half before pushing the lead to as many as 22. Charleston Southern (5-4) was led by Jamarco Warren’s 17 points.