Big Win - 2 Syracuse Beats Louisville 58 - College Basketball - 49 For 30th Win

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Scoop Jardine wore a satisfied look on his face. It didn t matter one bit that he failed to score in the final home game of his career, not with another victory in the books.

Brandon Triche scored 18 points, Dion Waiters had 13, and second-ranked Syracuse beat No. 19 Louisville 58-49 on Saturday to finish the season unbeaten at home.

We won, Jardine said. Man. I d rather go out like I did, having zero points and a big win against a Louisville team that we hardly beat throughout my years than to have 30 points and a loss. That s not who I am. To get a big win on a Saturday against a team that you hardly beat this is special. This is something I ll always remember.

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So, too, will the crowd of 33,205, the fifth-largest in the history of the Carrier Dome. Syracuse (30-1, 17-1 Big East) capped only its second unbeaten season in the dome since it opened in 1980, going 19-0. The only other team to go undefeated in the dome was the national championship squad of 2002-03 led by Carmelo Anthony, which finished 17-0.

They ve done everything you could ask them to, coach Jim Boeheim said. It s a very unselfish team. They look for each other. They ve had just a tremendous season.

The Orange also matched the conference record for victories set in 1995-96 by Connecticut and finished the regular season with 30 wins for the first time in Boeheim s 36-year tenure.

I knew we were going to be good, said senior Kris Joseph, who finished with 11 points. I didn t know we were going to be this good and finish this strong. It s just a blessing to be a part of this team.

Syracuse, which has a double-bye heading into the Big East tournament next week at Madison Square Garden, held the Cardinals (22-9, 10-8) to 2-of-23 shooting from 3-point range and a season low in points. Kyle Kuric was 1 of 7, and Russ Smith and Chris Smith combined to go 0 for 11 from long range.

They played great defense and we stopped being aggressive, said Louisville point guard Peyton Siva, who took only two shots and had four points to go with six turnovers. They did a great job playing the lanes today and they made great adjustments. They re not ranked No. 2 for nothing.