MBB : Syracuse to play San Diego State on flight deck in Battle on the Midway game
Syracuse will play San Diego State in the first-ever Battle on the Midway basketball game on the flight deck of the USS Midway Museum on Nov. 9.
The Orange and Aztecs will play in a game produced by Syndicus Entertainment and the San Diego Sports Commission, according to an article published by the San Diego Union-Tribune on Tuesday. The game is part of a weekend of events to commemorate Veterans Day.
It will be the second basketball game played on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. This past season, North Carolina and Michigan State played on the USS Carl Vinson in the Carrier Classic, also in the San Diego Bay. The Tar Heels defeated the Spartans 67-55 on Nov. 11, 2011, a game that kicked off the 2011-12 season.
The game marks the first time Syracuse will play a game in California since Feb. 21, 1999, when SU lost to UCLA 93-69. The Orange and Aztecs have met once before, when Syracuse defeated San Diego State 80-65 in the 2007 National Invitation Tournament.
Georgetown was originally asked to play in the Battle on the Midway, but couldn’t arrange to get out of a previously scheduled game that same weekend, according to the article.
The game is not a part of the four basketball games San Diego State agreed to play against Big East teams after its switch to the conference for football only in 2013, according to the article.
The Aztecs finished the 2011-12 season with an overall record of 26-8 and lost to North Carolina State 79-65 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Published on April 2, 2012 at 12:00 pm
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