Syracuse held No.25 Notre Dame to 27 first-half points and held on for an 81-66 victory over the Irish Thursday night in Syracuse. Syracuse is 14-8, 4-5 in the ACC, the Irish are 14-6, 5-3.
Syracuse, fresh off picking up seven commitments from visitors over the weekend, got another one on Monday morning, with defensive end Joshua Black committing.
Syracuse flipped safety/OLB Rashad Smith from Florida Atlantic to Syracuse. He joined another Florida prospect, three-star defensive end Jaquwan Nelson in committing to Syracuse.