Syracuse basketball (Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports)
Syracuse basketball crushing No. 16 Virginia Tech inside the Carrier Dome on Saturday afternoon isn’t, by itself, going to get the Orange in the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
However, to call this 78-60 win for the ‘Cuse over the Hokies (11-3, 5-2) on the Hill a huge momentum builder is a total understatement, for numerous reasons.
For one, yes, this result does provide Syracuse basketball (9-4, 3-3) with a marquee Atlantic Coast Conference conquest for the team’s Big Dance resume.
This is also the Orange’s first success against a top-25 foe in about a year, and that has to be pivotal for the squad’s confidence moving forward.