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By PAUL CIFONELLI On what ended up being a banner night for him, Buddy Boeheim's 26 points led Syracuse to a 72-70 victory over North Carolina. Syracuse needed the victory after dropping its last two games to Duke and Georgia Tech, which keeps the Orange in the bubble conversation. Boeheim netted 17 of his points in the first half, including 11 in the final five minutes … [Read more...] about Boeheim leads Syracuse to much-needed win over UNC

By PAUL CIFONELLI In a game with serious bubble implications, Georgia Tech controlled the beginning and end of the game, which led to an 84-77 victory for the Yellow Jackets. Georgia Tech got out to a 17-5 lead just four and a half minutes in. This included two fouls on Marek Dolezaj, a technical foul on Jim Boeheim and six points from Moses Wright. Wright was the key … [Read more...] about Syracuse drops critical contest at Georgia Tech

By PAUL CIFONELLI Duke went on an 18-2 run midway through the first half and cruised to an 85-71 win. The stretch brought the Blue Devils' lead to 36-14 and it never got lower than 14. Duke was able to stretch its lead to as much as 24 on multiple occasions. The Blue Devils shot the three at a scorching 58.8 percent (10-for-17) clip in the first half. Jeremy Roach and DJ … [Read more...] about Duke sprints out to early lead, dumps Syracuse

By PAUL CIFONELLI Syracuse went on a 10-1 run over a minute and a half in the second half to pull ahead of NC State for good. That gave the Orange a 55-46 lead that they never surrendered. When the final horn sounded, Syracuse came away with a 77-68 win, its second over the Wolfpack in 10 days. After taking the nine-point advantage, Syracuse's lead got to three on two … [Read more...] about Griffin goes for 22 as Syracuse beats NC State again

By PAUL CIFONELLI Syracuse needed a win to enter the conversation for a spot in the NCAA Tournament, but shot itself out of the game early to fall at Clemson, 78-61. The Orange only scored 19 points on 12 percent (3-for-25) shooting in the first half to effectively put the game out of reach early on. Clemson, a squad that has scored at least 70 points in five of its 17 games, … [Read more...] about Clemson dominates Syracuse after lopsided first half