Category: Syracuse Orange

Despite being outrebounded by a 2-1 margin and losing Frank Howard who fouled out with over 5 minutes left in the game, Syracuse found a way to defeat #3 seed Michigan State and advance to the Sweet Sixteen. The final score, Syracuse 55, Michigan State 53. Tyus Battle scored 17 points and Oshae Brissett finished with 15 points and nine... more

The Syracuse basketball team will take on Duke in a Sweet 16 game at 9:37 p.m. Friday in Omaha, Neb. The game will feature a matchup of the two winningest Division I men’s basketball coaches in history in Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski and Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim. Krzyzewski has 1,099 career victories. Boeheim has left the court victorious on 1,027 occasions, although... more

Syracuse’s (23-14) magical run in the NCAA Tournament comes to an end in the Sweet 16 after a 69-65 loss to Duke (29-7) Friday night at CentruyLink Center. Sophomore Tyus Battle led the Orange with 19 points and five assists. Freshman Oshae Brissett added 15 points with seven rebounds and freshman Marek Dolezaj totaled 13 points. Marvin Bagley III paced... more

Syracuse staged a late second half comeback to edge the Arizona State Sun Devils in their NCAA opening round match-up on Wednesday night, 60-56. Oshae Brissett led the Orange with 23 points and 12 rebounds while Tyus Battle added 15 including a late three-pointer to give Syracuse the lead for good. Syracuse will now face TCU on Friday night at... more

Freshman Oshae Brissett scored 20 points with 10 rebounds to lead 11th-seeded Syracuse in a 78-59 loss to sixth-seeded North Carolina Wednesday night in the second round of the New York Life ACC Tournament. Sophomore Tyus Battle finished with 15 points and junior Frank Howard totaled 12 points. Theo Pinson posted 16 points and 11 boards to lead the Tar... more

The Syracuse Orange had one last chance to impress the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee. One more opportunity to bolster its resume with the type of victory that grabs the attention of everyone in the country, including and especially those committee members who determine the at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament. But Syracuse didn’t have nearly enough firepower to compete with... more

Syracuse, and the rest of Orange nation, have just learned that they will be in the NCAA Tournament field of 68 on the live Selection Show on TBS television and streaming at NCAA.com. – Click here for printable brackets (.pdf) Syracuse will face Arizona State in the First Four at Dayton’s UD Arena Wednesday, March 14 at 9:10 p.m. ET.... more

Sophomore Tyus Battle led Syracuse with 29 points in an 85-70 loss to Boston College Wednesday night at Conte Forum. Freshman Oshae Brissett finished with 18 points and nine rebounds. Junior Frank Howard scored 17 points and dished out five assists. That effort would not be enough, though. Ky Bowman led the Eagles with 23 points and five assists. Jerome... more

It’s not guaranteed just yet, but we’re probably facing the inevitability of an NIT bid. Going into the BC game, the Syracuse Orange likely needed four wins in four games to feel secure in our chances as an NCAA Tournament team. We lost against BC, so… that’s sort of it. There’s still a chance for the NCAAs, obviously. The Orange... more

The Orange survived constant effort and a late-game surge by Clemson on Saturday to get a much needed victory inside the Carrier Dome. Tyus Battle and Oshae Brissett led the way for the Orange on the offensive production end, but the headline out of this game was the Orange’s ability to defend the rim late in the game. The 55-52... more