Spirits around the Miami Hurricanes men’s basketball program were lifted to some degree after an upset win over the No. 16 Louisville Cardinals on Saturday night at the Watsco Center. Sophomore guard Isaiah Wong led the Canes yet again with 30 points, seven rebounds, and six assists, and the team picked up a win after two walloping losses at the hands of the Cardinals last season. Tuesday night was the time for that excitement to carry over for the injury-plagued Hurricanes.
The Syracuse Orange, however, got in the way of letting Miami build momentum as guards Joe Girard III and Buddy Boeheim each scored 23 points, forward Quincy Guerrier logged 18, and Syracuse (8-4, 2-3 ACC) smothered Miami (6-7, 2-6 ACC) on Tuesday night at the Carrier Dome (Syracuse, N.