The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team led the Miami Hurricanes by ten with two minutes and 29 seconds remaining after Buddy Boeheim made a jumpshot. Syracuse looked like it would cruise to victory on Senior Day to get a much-needed win to end the regular season.
The Orange were set to lock up a win to move to 16-15 and preserve Jim Boeheim’s streak of zero losing seasons with a chance to push Syracuse’s 51-year consecutive winning season streak to 52. Instead, the Orange collapsed late, yielding to the Miami full-court press with three turnovers, two missed shots and a crucial missed box out on a Miami free throw in the final minute, falling to 15-16 on the season in the process.