After three so-so years, ending the Orange’s eight-year title drought would cement his legacy as No. 22 before the tradition gets passed onto the next star.
Battle, who was just 1-6 from the field prior to that shot, will have a play go down in SU history along with Tyler Ennis’ buzzer beater against Pitt and Pearl Washington’s halfcourt heave against BC.
John Gillon’s 43 points were a career-high and stands as the most points scored by a Syracuse player since Gerry McNamara lit up BYU for 43 points in the 2004 NCAA Tournament.