Syracuse Orange NCAA Basketball News

Syracuse guards Scoop Jardine and Dion Waiters celebrate after an Orange run against Connecticut during Saturday's game at the Carrier Dome.

2 Syracuse, but in the end, the Orange were too much for the Huskies. Syracuse beat The loss dropped the Huskies to 15-9 and 5-7 in the Big East.

Louisville's Chane Behanan, back, and Chris Smith will get their shot at second-ranked Syracuse tonight.

One of the most famous schemes in all of college basketball is the 2-3 zone instituted by the Syracuse Orangemen.

With less than a minute remaining in Syracuse University's run-away victory against Connecticut, Jim Boeheim sent in a reserve so that Scoop Jardine could leave the court to thunderous applause.

Scoop Jardine sparked a game-deciding rally with 3-pointers on consecutive possessions in the closing minutes to lead host Syracuse on Saturday.

Well people, we have another Super Saturday here and I was not able to give you as complete a preview of the day as I'd like .

No.1 Kentucky 69, Vanderbilt 63 Twenty-six games into his first and -- I can feel comfortable in suggesting -- only season as a college player, how might Kentucky's Anthony Davis ultimately be recognized for this freshman campaign? Davis smacked seven Commodores' shots silly -- he's got a head-shaking 127 blocks for the 25-1 Wildcats -- while ... (more)

Scoop Jardine sparked a game-deciding rally with 3-pointers on consecutive possessions in the closing minutes, and No.

Triche has done too much for this team that he will fade into an afterthought, but it is becoming clear that Scoop Jardine and Dion Waiters are going to be the two guards on the floor in crunch time for this team short of one/both of them struggling, injured, or in foul trouble.

Syracuse's C.J. Fair dunks against Connecticut during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, Feb.

It's tough playing college basketball on the interior. Opponents grab your jersey, jostle you, plant a forearm in your back.

C.J. Fair stood in front of his Syracuse locker late Wednesday night, shaking his head at the missed opportunities.

Syracuse's Dion Waiters, left, drives against Connecticut's Niels Giffey during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, Feb.

The # 2 Orange will look to sweep rivalry week at the Carrier Dome on Saturday afternoon when they meet the UConn Huskies at 1 PM.

The "Loud House" should be, well, loud Saturday, as the No. 2- Syracuse Orange host the Connecticut Huskies in a Big East Conference men's basketball game .

Waters: It's obvious Melo makes a huge impact on how well Syracuse plays on both the defensive and offensive ends of the court.

Here is my notebook off the conference call, a compilation of coaches' reactions to the addition of Memphis: Lots of happy campers Memphis : Finally, an established basketball power joins the stable of Big East newcomers.

Freshman guard Jabril Trawick drives against Syracuse junior guard Brandon Triche.

BEATING THE 2-3: UConn needs to knock down some jump shots if it has any chance of pulling an upset.