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Syracuse guard Joe Girard III also had one of his best games as a set-up man with the Orange, handing out eight assists.

Basketball

Syracuse torched the nets in the second half, erasing a halftime deficit and pulling away in the final moments for an 89-82 victory.

In a game where defense came at a premium, NC State went scoreless in the final 1:57 as the Syracuse escaped with its second consecutive win.

Syracuse and North Carolina State have similar profiles at KenPom on defense with SU at 228 and the Wolfpack not far behind at 232.

Syracuse football has some solid pieces to work with in Sean Tucker and Garrett Shrader with a strong defense returning in 2022.

Sean Tucker broke Joe Morris’s school record for most rushing yards in a season, surpassing his mark of 1,372 yards in 1979.

Running back Sean Tucker claimed the school’s single-season rushing record, but Syracuse could not claim a victory.

It will come down to the final game of the season to see if Syracuse can become bowl eligible.

Syracuse has dropped 6 of 7 to NC State, with its loan victory in a 51-41 shootout at the Dome during the Orange’s 10-win season in 2018.

With two games left to achieve bowl eligibility, we chatted with ESPN.com’s David Hale to get his take on the state of Syracuse.