With a two-game winning streak on the line and an opportunity to defeat their in-state rival, the Johnnies pulled off a shocking win, 84 to 72 on Sunday at Madison Square Garden against a talented Syracuse Orange team that was without head coach Jim Boeheim.
Federico Mussini led the Johnnies in scoring with 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting (only two turnovers) while Durand Johnson chipped in 15 points on 6-of-16 shooting while knocking down three threes against the visitors' vaunted zone defense. Yankuba Sima scored nine points and grabbed eight rebounds and Amar Alibegovic, 15 points, nine rebounds and three threes, had the best game of his St.