Tyler Lydon dominated the court offensively and defensively and led the Orange with a double-double, but Syracuse came up short on the road at #15 Notre Dame, 84-66, on Saturday afternoon at the Joyce Center. Syracuse is now 11-9 overall and 3-4 in Atlantic Coast Conference play, while the Fighting Irish advanced to 17-3 and 6-1 in the ACC.
Lydon led a trio of double-digit scorers for the Orange with 24 points and a team-leading 10 rebounds to complete the double-double, his fifth of the season.
In his fifth-straight double-digit point game, freshman Tyus Battle tallied 17 points and three boards, while Andrew White III was in double digits for the 19th time this season with 16 points. White III has tallied double-digit numbers in 19-of-20 outings. Read more from Cuse.com
– BOXSCORE: Notre Dame 84, Syracuse 66 (.pdf)
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– Syracuse Topped by #15 Irish on the Road (Cuse.com)
– Superlatives from Syracuse’s 84-66 loss at No. 15 Notre Dame (Daily Orange)
– Fast reaction: 3 quick takeaways from Syracuse’s 84-66 loss at No. 15 Notre Dame (Daily Orange)
– Fan reactions from Syracuse’s blowout loss against Notre Dame (Daily Orange)
– Syracuse defensive lapses tell tale in one-sided loss vs. Notre Dame (NunesMagician.com)
– Notre Dame 84 – Syracuse 66: Irish drown Orange (NunesMagician.com)
– Best and worst from Syracuse basketball vs. Notre Dame (Syracuse.com)
– Syracuse basketball suffers another blowout loss as Notre Dame rolls past Orange (Syracuse.com)
– Syracuse basketball box score at Notre Dame (Syracuse.com)
