SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team surrendered an 18-point first half lead and needed double overtime to complete the victory, but ultimately it held off the Indiana Hoosiers in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge by a final score of . In a game of 11 ties and eight lead changes, the Boeheim brothers combined to score 53 points and Joe Girard added 22. Syracuse moved to 4-3 on the season to avoid the worst start to a season in the Jim Boeheim era.
As has become tradition, Jimmy Boehiem scored the bucket for Syracuse, a score inside which was followed by a 3-pointer from the left wing on the second possession of the game.