It was surprisingly close at the end, but Jim Boeheim and his third-ranked Syracuse Orange were able to hold on for a 72-68 win over Detroit at the Carrier Dome on Monday night.
Ryan Nassib hit Alec Lemon for a game-winning 17-yard TD connection with 20 seconds to play, leading Syracuse to a 31-27 come from behind road win over Missouri on Saturday night.
The victory moves the Orange to 6-5 (4-2 Big East) meaning 'Cuse is now bowl eligible...
The year: 2003, the uniforms: orange, the fans: orange, the other team: is going to get rocked, up for grabs : the NCAA national title. But first, a little backstory...
#2 Syracuse Orange rallied to beat their Big East rival and #11 Georgetown in overtime 64-61. The win was one for the record books for coach Jim Boeheim. The win was his 880th career victory moving him into third place in all time wins for division 1 coaches...
Syracuse is back in the win column but down in the polls. The Orange beat Cincinnati 60-53, as Kris Joseph scored 17 and Scoop Jardine added 13. As they rebound from the Notre Dame loss, Syracuse.com's Mike Waters says the team watched that game on the team flight from South Bend to Cincinnati.