Jim Stechschulte, Author at The Juice Online

Syracuse eliminated by Ohio State in Elite 8

March 25, 2012 Jim Stechschulte

Saturday evening, one of the best seasons in the history of Syracuse basketball came to an end as the Orange were eliminated in the East Regional Final by Ohio State, 77-70.

Syracuse survives hot shooting from Wisconsin

March 23, 2012 Jim Stechschulte

Thursday night, top-seeded Syracuse survived a barrage of three-pointers by #4-seed Wisconsin to claim a place in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.

Syracuse advances to Sweet 16 with win over Kansas State

March 18, 2012 Jim Stechschulte

For the third time in four years, Syracuse earned a place in the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen, this time by using a second half explosion to put away Kansas State, 75-59, in Pittsburgh.

Syracuse escape Bulldogs and advance

March 16, 2012 Jim Stechschulte

Syracuse survived a scare against the No. 16 seed UNC-Asheville in the first round of the NCAA tournament to squeak out a 72-65 win to advance to the second round of the East Regional.

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Syracuse comeback falls short

March 10, 2012 Jim Stechschulte

Friday night, Syracuse’s run to a Big East Tournament title was buried in an early avalanche of three-pointers by Cincinnati.

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Syracuse moves on to Big East Championship semifinals

March 8, 2012 Jim Stechschulte

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.

Syracuse cruises past Louisville in season finale

March 4, 2012 Jim Stechschulte

It may have been Senior Day at the Carrier Dome on Saturday afternoon, but it was a pair of underclassmen who led the way as Syracuse closed their schedule with a 58-49 win over #19 Louisville.

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Syracuse wins at UConn, Seize Big East title

February 26, 2012 Jim Stechschulte

Saturday night, the Orange (29-1, 16-1) did not coast on their title, edging Connecticut in Storrs, 71-69.

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Syracuse rallies against South Florida

February 23, 2012 Jim Stechschulte

Scoop Jardine scored 15 points to help No. 2 Syracuse overcome a 13-point first-half deficit and beat South Florida, 56-48, on Wednesday night. Kris Joseph had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Orange (28-1, 15-1 Big East).

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Syracuse pulls away from Rutgers late

February 20, 2012 Jim Stechschulte

No. 2 Syracuse added on to the best start of any team in school history on Sunday by handing Rutgers a 74-64 defeat which marked their 12th consecutive win in the series.