Tyus Battle and Andrew White III tallied a game-leading 23 points apiece as Syracuse (15-9, 7-4 ACC) upset No. 9 Virginia (17-5, 7-3 ACC), 66-62, on Saturday afternoon at the Carrier Dome to claim its fourth-straight conference win.
The victory occurred in front of 27,553 fans to mark the largest on-campus crowd in the country this season and is the second win for the Orange over a top-10 team in the past seven days.
- Syracuse upsets Virginia to give Jim Boeheim his ‘1,000th’ win (Syracuse.com)
- BOXSCORE: Syracuse 66, Virginia 62 (.pdf)
- Game Recap, Stats & Highlights (Cuse.com)
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:
COACH BOEHEIM’S PRESSER:
LOCKER ROOM INTERVIEWS:
MORE COVERAGE ONLINE:
– 3 quick takeaways from Syracuse’s 66-62 upset over No. 9 Virginia (Daily Orange)
– Video: Fans storm court and react to Boeheim’s 1,000th win (YouTube)
– Fan reactions from Syracuse’s close win over No. 9 Virginia (Daily Orange)
– Superlatives from Syracuse’s 66-62 upset win over No. 9 Virginia (Daily Orange)
– Syracuse rallies past No. 11 Virginia 66-62 (Democrat & Chronicle)
– Tyus Battle channels inner Malachi in comeback over Virginia (NunesMagician.com)
– Syracuse 66 – Virginia 62: Orange mount comeback in second half (NunesMagician.com)
– Jim Boeheim’s 1,000 wins: 19 stats you didn’t already know (Syracuse.com)
– Former Syracuse basketball players salute the coach (video) (Syracuse.com)
– Best and worst from Syracuse basketball win over No. 9 Virginia (Syracuse.com)
– Syracuse basketball box score vs. Virginia (Syracuse.com)
– Jim Boeheim’s rivals: The Syracuse coach’s record against every opponent he’s faced (Syracuse.com)
TOP TWEETS:
Congratulations Coach pic.twitter.com/Tho3hawXYA
— Derrick Coleman (@44TheLegend) February 4, 2017
Syracuse maximizes its opportunity to move the needle with a victory over Virginia. The Orange will make the NCAA Tourney with 11 ACC wins.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) February 4, 2017
espn.com >> Win 899* is definitely grand for Cuse's Boeheim https://t.co/L8h72sHwu4
— Syracuse Orange (@syracusebuzztap) February 4, 2017
sportingnews.com >> Jim Boeheim wins for 1,000th time, but according to NCAA, there's nothing to see here https://t.co/zG0sJtAb8J
— Syracuse Orange (@syracusebuzztap) February 4, 2017
Syracuse shot 73% (14-of-19) in the second-half against the best defensive team in the country. Eye of the Tiger stuff right there.
— Brent Axe (@BrentAxeMedia) February 4, 2017
Elite 8 halftime score:
UVA 35
SU 21Today's halftime score:
UVA 34
SU 22Elite 8 final:
SU 68
UVA 62Today's final:
SU 66
UVA 62— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) February 4, 2017
What a crowd we had today to end up celebrating history! @tyusbattle1 went to work…Awesome to see these guys step up. Great program day 1K
— Gerry McNamara (@Coach_McNamara) February 4, 2017
Congrats coach! @therealboeheim #1000
— Josh Pace (@JoshPace83) February 4, 2017
1000 wins!!! Congratulations to Coach Boeheim on this amazing milestone! #RealBoeheimWins pic.twitter.com/9ZPzeTukTp
— Onondaga County (@OnondagaCounty) February 4, 2017
Jimmy stack his new name! Shoutout to coach B on 1K. Blessed and honored that i was able to be coached the game of ball and life from him
— Monsieur Joseph (@RealKrisJo) February 4, 2017
Apparently all Syracuse needed was for me to (again!) declare them dead. Next year I'll do it opening night and… https://t.co/7YrOyKpSnf
— Joe Lunardi (@ESPNLunardi) February 4, 2017
I was apart of it ; when JB looks at his great accomplishments I'll cross his mind as a player on 1 of his final 4 teams https://t.co/8QWzk5nGCR
— KingMali (@KingMali23) February 4, 2017
Massive win for Syracuse. Now 15-9, 7-4 ACC. Has a pulse.
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) February 4, 2017
Jim Boeheim joins Pat Summitt, Coach K, and Tara VanDerveer as the only four D1 coaches in history to hand their opponents 1,000 losses!! pic.twitter.com/vhqgky6zNf
— Jay Bilas (@JayBilas) February 4, 2017
If you live in Syracuse, Virginia is spelled with two L's.
— DeeSeeEff (@DrunkCuseFan) February 4, 2017
What a great win for @therealboeheim. We came out firing in the second half and kept the momentum going with a big come from behind win.
— Adrian Autry (@CoachRedAutry) February 4, 2017
Congrats coach B @JJB_Foundation 1000 wins! #HallOfFamer best coach in America
— Scoop Jardine (@scoopjardine) February 4, 2017
Another big win for @therealboeheim and the Orange!
#CuseMode pic.twitter.com/E9AMLwkgn8— Syracuse Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) February 4, 2017
— Otto's Army (@OttosArmy) February 4, 2017
Monumental win. The greatest coach, mentor, and friend. #greatness #livinglegend pic.twitter.com/B8rYrJMZ2Q
— Coach Mike Hopkins (@Coach_Hopkins) February 4, 2017
