Syracuse held No.25 Notre Dame to 27 first-half points and held on for an 81-66 victory over the Irish Thursday night in Syracuse. Syracuse is 14-8, 4-5 in the ACC, the Irish are 14-6, 5-3.
The misery continued into the offseason. Both BJ Johnson and Ron Patterson announced plans to transfer. Coveted big man recruit Thomas Bryant selected Indiana over Syracuse.
Jack Near scored an unassisted goal with 2:54 left in the second overtime as Notre Dame handed Syracuse its first loss of the season in a 13-12 thriller on Saturday afternoon.