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NCAA Tournament: 20 Years Ago, the Syracuse Orange Were Final Four Bound

As we celebrate National Orange Day and prepare for Syracuse Orange's game against the Gonzaga Bulldogs on Friday night, we can look back to a bit of history (yes this was done before but it's worth another look).

20 years ago today, the Syracuse Orange upset the Kansas Jayhawks 60-57 in the West Regional Final to advance to the Final Four. It was a bit of an unexpected tournament run for a Syracuse team that had finished 12-6 in the Big East that year after rebounding from a 3-5 conference start.