Southerland scored 10 points and added four rebounds and two blocks in a season-high 27 minutes as Syracuse moved on to the Big East tournament semifinals with a 58-55 win over Connecticut.
Thursday afternoon’s Big East Tournament quarterfinal game between top-seeded Syracuse and #9-seed Connecticut did not have all the drama of their last quarterfinal matchup in 2009 that went six overtimes.
The Orange and the Huskies played the longest game in Big East history three years ago, a thrilling 127-117 win for the Orange. Will Thursday’s game be as historic?
With so many interpretations for all possible outcomes, one has to ask: does winning the conference tournament really matter at all for a team like Syracuse?
Syracuse announced on Monday that the NCAA was investigating the men’s basketball program after a Yahoo! report stated that at least 10 former players since the 2001 season had failed drug tests.
Just two days after winning its record 30th regular season game, Yahoo! Sports reported this afternoon that over the past decade, SU’s basketball program repeatedly violated its internal drug policy.