Ryan Arcidiacono hit the tying 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds left in regulation, and James Bell hit consecutive threes in OT to send Villanova to its second win over a Top 5 team this week, 75-71, over No. 3 Syracuse Saturday.
Saturday afternoon, #3 Syracuse combined what was far and away their worst offensive performance of the season, shooting 33.3 percent from the floor, with their fourth-worst defensive performance of the season.
Come March, Orange Nation would probably love to see Philadelphia again, this time as the destination for second-third round NCAA games being played in the Wells Fargo Center, the closest location to Syracuse.
Syracuse played its last Big East game in Philly before a nice-sized crowd of 18,273 that made its way to the Wells Fargo Center for an 11:00 am tip-off and got bonus basketball to watch
The team has questions marks on attack beyond last year’s leading scorer Derek Maltz, but it returns five of its six top midfielders and nearly its entire defense.
Post-Standard Syracuse basketball beat writer Donna Ditota calls in to talk about the latest on James Southerland, Syracuse’s NCAA tournament hopes and fun facts about Mike Gbinije.