In the Orange's second game in three days, No. 3 Syracuse came from behind to defeat Big East rival Cincinnati on Monday.
The Syracuse Orange took a bit of their own medicine Monday afternoon in yet another close one that was decided in the last minute of play.
No. 21/20 Cincinnati (16-4, 4-3 Big East) employed a zone defense of their own en route to a tension-filled afternoon that saw the No. 3/4 Orange (18-1, 6-0 Big East) down by two with a minute and a half to play. When the snow cleared, Syracuse scrapped away a 57-55 victory.
“I hate it when teams play zone [against us],” head coach Jim Boeheim said after the win.
Commentary: After losing to Cincinnati on Friday night, Syracuse has only one thing left to play for: a national championship
On Friday night in the Big East Tournament semifinals, Cincinnati handed Syracuse its first loss since Jan. 21 at Notre Dame and just its second setback of the season.