The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team fell the Houston Cougars in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 by a final score of 62-46. The Orange struggled mightily against Houston’s defense, shooting 14-50 overall and 5-23 from 3-point land.
Jim Boeheim made no changes to his starting lineup, going with Joe Girard, Buddy Boeheim, Alan Griffin, Quincy Guerrier and Marek Dolezaj. Despite suffering a hip-pointer in the opening round of the tournament, senior guard DeJon Jerreau started for Houston.
Both teams struggled out of the gate offensively. Alan Griffin forced a shot on the first possession for Syracuse and drew air.