The Orange won against a team they hadn’t beaten in seven tries. They did it against a team that was streaking and had won six in a row to reclaim a spot among the best teams in the Big East.
In spite of connecting of making only one field goal outside the paint all night, #2 Syracuse snapped a seven-game losing streak to #19 Louisville by squeaking out a 52-51 road win on Monday evening.
How satisfying to see Kyle Kuric score 3 points. How satisfying to watch Colonel Sanders go down in Louisville at his precious KFC Yum! Center. It wasn’t quite as delicious as a Double Down sandwich but unlike the Double Down it won’t make Syracuse feel nauseous afterwards.
Syracuse defeated Connecticut 85-67 on Saturday in front of a crowd of 33,430 fans, the largest crowd in college basketball this season. It was the fourth largest crowd in Carrier Dome history.
Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun missed his third straight game after taking an indefinite medical leave due to spain stenosis, a painful lower back condition.