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’s 64-62 win over Duke on Monday night gave the Orange a signature win for its NCAA resume and gave starting point guard Michael Gbinije a signature win against his old team.