Nearly 280 days after the final horn sounded in Towson, Md. to signal Syracuse’s defeat of Northwestern in the Final Four and the end of the Wildcats’ run for the national title, the No. 6 Wildcats got their chance revenge over the No. 3 Orange in Ryan Fieldhouse on Tuesday.
Understandably for a contest of this history and for teams of this ranking, this game came with a fair share of hype. Boy, did it live up to it. In a match that saw five lead changes, the ‘Cats came out on top 16-15 in sudden-death overtime to hand Syracuse its first loss of the season.