Confident Syracuse surges into semifinals after disappointing end to 2012
C.J. Fair remembers the disappointment he felt last season when Syracuse lost to Ohio State in the Elite Eight. An integral member of a star-studded,… Read more »
2013 NCAA Tournament
Last time they played: Joseph leads Syracuse to victory over Michigan in Legends Classic
Nov. 26, 2010 Syracuse 53, Michigan 50 Kris Joseph refused to let his shooting struggles bother him. Even though he entered Friday night’s game shooting… Read more »
Syracuse players arrive in Atlanta to cheers from local alumni ahead of Final Four date with Michigan
ATLANTA — Jim Boeheim climbed the stairs of the Westin Hotel wearing a wide smile. Waiting at the top was a group of Syracuse alumni,… Read more »
Net Reaction: Former Orangemen around country reflect on Syracuse's Final Four return
Last Saturday night, as Syracuse was about to advance to its first Final Four in a decade, Clay McKnight turned to a Marquette fan inside… Read more »
Boeheim, Beilein rekindle CNY history in Final Four
Back in the 1980s, when Jim Boeheim’s glasses were a bit bigger and his sport coats a bit more plaid, John Beilein would look up… Read more »
Michigan coach Beilein searches for 1st-career win against Syracuse, Boeheim's complex zone
John Beilein ran through the schools in rapid fire: West Virginia, Canisius, Richmond. Three different coaching stops in Beilein’s journeyman career, all of which had… Read more »
After Ware's gruesome leg injury, Louisville has extra motivation to win NCAA Tournament
Kevin Ware’s gruesome leg injury during Louisville’s win over Duke in the Elite Eight Sunday ended his run in the NCAA Tournament, but gave the… Read more »
Four history: With Syracuse heading to Atlanta, a look back at the Orange's previous Final Four appearances
Syracuse qualified for its fifth Final Four in program history on Saturday. The Orange’s suffocating defense carried it to a 55-39 win over Marquette at… Read more »
Gery: With trip to Final Four, Boeheim overcomes adversity to climb back to top of profession
WASHINGTON — Jim Boeheim smiled as his seniors considered whether the Syracuse head coach had relaxed at all in the last four years. Brandon Triche… Read more »
Student tickets for Final Four to go on sale Monday
Student season ticket holders will have a shot to get tickets for Syracuse's first Final Four matchup in 10 years. At least a few hundred… Read more »
Syracuse zone proves unbeatable again as Marquette suffers miserable shooting night in Elite Eight
WASHINGTON – Marquette passed the ball around the outside of Syracuse’s zone, desperately trying to find an opening to break through the middle. With each… Read more »
Carter-Williams propels Syracuse past Marquette, into Final Four with all-around performance
WASHINGTON — Michael Carter-Williams leaned forward, wearing his black East Region champions hat backward, as he sat in front of his locker and tried to… Read more »
UN-FOUR-GETTABLE: Syracuse returns to Final Four for first time in 10 years with 55-39 victory over Marquette
WASHINGTON — On the same court where Syracuse’s season seemed to come apart, where its confidence reached its lowest point and where its future looked… Read more »
Syracuse-Marquette: The matchups, numbers and what to watch for in the Elite Eight Big East duel
Big number 24 Points scored by point guard Michael Carter-Williams in Syracuse's 61-50 win over Indiana, a career high. Free throw Syracuse forward James Southerland's… Read more »
The Daily Orange's beat writers predict outcome of Syracuse's Elite Eight game against Marquette
Syracuse is going to face a Marquette team it's very familiar with in the Elite Eight on Saturday. The last time these two teams played,… Read more »
Postseason surge after miserable regular-season stretch leads Syracuse to Elite Eight matchup with Marquette
WASHINGTON — The confidence level never wavered. But Syracuse’s season had reached its breaking point. It was March 10, the day after Georgetown’s 61-39 annihilation… Read more »
Marquette's two hellish weeks of preseason carrying Golden Eagles through NCAA Tournament, into Elite Eight matchup with Syracuse
WASHINGTON – The exhaustion, the fainting, the vomiting and the second-guessing built Marquette. The toughness to withstand late-game comebacks from opponents, and the intense ride… Read more »
Syracuse prepares to limit Gardner after Marquette center scored 26 points in last meeting
WASHINGTON – Just more than a month ago, Devante Gardner barreled his way around the middle of Syracuse’s zone, using his size and his deceptively… Read more »
Syracuse's zone has caught opponents off guard, but Marquette will be ready
WASHINGTON — Marquette head coach Buzz Williams made his way past his school’s band and the Golden Eagles fan base, receiving congratulatory messages for his… Read more »
Last time they played: Marquette 74, Syracuse 71
With a 6-foot-8, 290-pound physique, Davante Gardner resembles a bulky lineman more than he looks like the Marquette basketball player he is. But on Feb.… Read more »
How Marquette got to the Elite Eight
Marquette squares off against No. 4-seed Syracuse on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. with a trip to the Final Four at stake. Neither team has made… Read more »
Carter-Williams, Triche punish smaller Indiana guards in Syracuse's 61-50 Sweet 16 win
First, it was Brandon Triche, getting to the rim with little regard for the 6-foot defender in front of him. Then, it was Michael Carter-Williams… Read more »
