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Orange will face Marquette (again)

March 20, 2011 Wes Cheng

The last (and only) time Syracuse was in this position, the year was 1987 and Sherman Douglas was throwing alley-oops to Rony Seikaly. That year, the Orangemen advanced to the national title game to play the Indiana Hoosiers. But before SU even got there, it defeated Providence for the third time that season in the national semifinals game. That is to say, Syracuse met another Big East foe in the NCAA tournament.

A rare conference game in the NCAA tournament

March 19, 2011 Brad Bierman

The format worked great with 65 teams. It was always fun to see which coaches would be pleading their case after being left out on Selection Sunday night, and usually, but not always, all one had to do was check that team’s early-season schedule strength to see why.

Not particularly impressive, but a win nonetheless

March 19, 2011 Robbie Gillies

This was a game Syracuse should have dominated and in many ways they did, leading for the final 38 minutes. But the Orange could never quite pull away from the scrappy Sycamores until late in the game. No win in the NCAA Tournament can be discredited but the Orange will need to play with a lot harder to advance any further.

Syracuse’s inside game too much for Indiana State

March 19, 2011 Wes Cheng

Quick reaction following Syracuse’s 77-60 win over Indiana State in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Breaking down Indiana State’s 3-point shooters

March 17, 2011 Wes Cheng

As a team, the Sycamores shoot 36.3 percent from downtown, and five different players have attempted 50 or more 3-point attempts this season. Here is a breakdown of those five players.

NCAA tournament predictions

March 17, 2011 The Juice

With the NCAA tournament set to start on Thursday, the staffers at The Juice Online make their predictions on what will happen this year.

Which conference will exceed expectations?

March 16, 2011 Scott Jamieson

The six power conferences (ACC, Big East, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-10 and SEC) dominate the field of the Final Four every season. Since the last of the power conferences, the Big 12, came into existence in 1997, every National Champion has come from one of the six.

NCAA East regional preview

March 16, 2011 Wes Cheng

Ohio State is one of the best shooting teams in the country as the Buckeyes shoot a combined 49.4 percent from the field, good for third in the country. It doesn’t hurt when their best player, Jared Sullinger has tremendous discipline with his shooting, hitting 53.6 percent of his shots, and their sharpshooter, Jon Diebler, leads the nation in 3-point shooting (102-204 from downtown).

Two second-round matchups to watch

March 15, 2011 Ian Halpern

This year, though, I am struggling to make my picks. In fact, I can’t even get past the first round. There are too many intriguing games and, while bad for my bracket, that’s great news for Gus Johnson and the heart-wrenching drama that makes March Madness the best few weeks of the year. Let’s take a look at two of the best first round matchups.

A look at Syracuse’s matchups in the first two rounds

March 15, 2011 Jeff Irvine

Coming off a tough loss to Connecticut in the semifinals of the Big East tournament, Syracuse landed a No. 3 seed in the East Region of the NCAA tournament. Sound familiar? The year was 2003, and three weeks after receiving this draw the Orangemen hoisted their first national championship trophy. To see whether the 2011 Orange can repeat the feat, let’s keep in mind what it takes to beat them. The conventional wisdom says the biggest key to beating Syracuse is sinking 3s. In Syracuse’s five regular-season losses this year, their opponents shot 47 percent from beyond the arc. This compares with the 31 three-point percent that Syracuse held its opponents to overall, good for 25th best in the country.