The Syracuse zone stifled, frustrated and baffled the Golden Eagles, holding them to a season low 39 points as Syracuse advanced to their fifth Final four in school history with a 55-39 win.
With a second suffocating performance at the East Regional, No. 4-seeded Syracuse shut down No. 3 Marquette 55-39 Saturday to earn coach Jim Boeheim his fourth trip to the Final Four — and first since a freshman named Carmelo Anthony helped win the 2003 NCAA championship.
This is one of the most impressive coaching jobs that Boeheim has had in his 37-year career. If you had asked Jim Boeheim that same question (and gotten a non-sarcastic response), he would’ve probably agreed with you.
Syracuse is essentially out of the running for the Big East regular season title. They trail leader Georgetown by two games with only three games left.