After a lackluster performance against 16 seed UNC Ashville, Syracuse took on a Kansas State team, built to beat the Melo-less Orange and dispatched the Bulldogs in convincing fashion.
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.
The Orange played one of their best games all season and suddenly all of those doubts cast after their first tournament game have begun to dissipate and are being replaced with hope.