Zach Johnson cruised to the rim in transition around the halfway point of the second half and arrived to the rim with company. The Syracuse Orange’s 6-foot-6 Elijah Hughes beat him there from behind, and elevated all the way to the basket to reject him and send the Carrier Dome into a frenzy.
Hughes hit six three-points on an explosive night from beyond the arc for the Orange. None of them received a louder ovation than his block, which began a downward spiral for the Miami Hurricanes toward a 21-point deficit in a 73-53 win for the Orange.