LET'S GO ORANGE!!! Wow, talk about a thriller. The #20 Syracuse Orange defeated the #4 UCONN Huskies 127-117 in 6 overtime periods last night at Madison Square Garden in one of the most epic games I have ever seen.
Now, I am a diehard Syracuse fan and am not afraid to let it be known, but that is not why my boys get this weeks Swag Award. The 'Cuse wins the Swag Award this week for that incredible effort on floor of the "world's most famous arena," against the once #1 ranked UCONN Huskies and their monster in middle, Hasheem Thabeet. UCONN handled Syracuse earlier this season in Connecticut, and held Cuse to its lowest point output of the season, but the Orange got the upper hand last night.
The Orange have been playing their best basketball of the season down the stretch winning 6 straight and 7 of their last 8.
Syracuse turned up the heat in the Big East Tournament Wednesday Night, following a technical foul by Eugene Harvey of Seton Hall. Harvey put his hand in Eric Devendorf's face, and Devendorf went on to score 19 points in the second half as the Orange beat Seton Hall by 15.
Syracuse is averaging 91 points during this six game winning streak.
Back to last night though..a few numbers from the game.
244 points scored, 226 minutes, 6 overtimes, 2 days, 8 players fouled out, 93 free throws attempted, 58 three pointers attempted. Incredible.
Syracuse faces West Virginia tonight in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament. WVU is coming off an upset of the Pittsburgh Panthers. I don't know what kind of effort the Orange will be able to muster after last night, but it matters not because last night's game was incredible. Enjoy the highlights.
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