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Fair’s shot sinks Sycamores

March 20, 2011 Charles Kang

Syracuse hit 23 shots from the field during Friday’s 77-60 win over Indiana State in the second round of the NCAA tournament. But none was bigger than the shot CJ Fair hit with 15:41 left in the second half.

Orange survive double overtime thriller against Johns Hopkins

March 19, 2011 Charles Kang

A quick take on No. 1 Syracuse’s 5-4 double overtime victory over rival No. 9 Johns Hopkins.

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.

Syracuse meets longtime rival Johns Hopkins in Dome today

March 19, 2011 Dan Brannigan

When Syracuse faces Johns Hopkins in the Carrier Dome today at 6 p.m., it’s safe to say these two teams know each other well. Very well.

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 Charles Kang

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 Charles Kang

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.

NCAA East regional preview

March 16, 2011 Charles Kang

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).

Orange dominate Great Danes

March 15, 2011 Charles Kang

It was the Tim Desko and Tommy Palasek show again. The two attackmen combined for eight goals as Syracuse (5-0) went into halftime with a commanding 9-3 lead en route to a 18-13 win.