Orange fans, along with the rest of America, rooted for first-time NCAA entry Florida Gulf Coast University, who became just the seventh No. 15 seed in history to topple a No. 2 seed.
Georgetown was downed by Notre Dame 10-8 after relinquishing a four goal lead in the first half. Though the Hoyas took a 6-5 lead into halftime, Notre Dame allowed just three goals in the final 45:07 of the game.
Syracuse guard Trevor Cooney supplied the Orange with a surprising 10 points in the first half of their win over Georgetown. SU will play in the Big East Tournament finals against rival Louisville.
Syracuse won a thrilling semifinal game in overtime against Georgetown on Friday, and will play its final game as a member of the Big East Conference on Saturday in the tournament final.
Two of the least likely suspects came through on Friday night in a big way for #19 Syracuse, as both Trevor Cooney and Baye Moussa Keita came off the bench to score in double figures to help the Orange (26-8) outlast #5 Georgetown in overtime in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament, 58-55.
The Orange got revenge for the two regular season losses to the Hoyas, including the 61-39 embarrassment in Washington six days ago, by doing what they’ve done more of during this run in New York, hit opportune shots.