Syracuse basketball never led and watched as its NCAA Tournament hopes were stomped out by the Louisville Cardinals on Wednesday night.
At the KFC Yum! Center, the Orange had one final opportunity to pad the resume and they let that chance slip through its fingers.
Syracuse kept things close in the first half (41-34), but things got out of hand in the second half.
The Cards nailed 10 triple tries, won the battle of the boards (45-to-36), and shot an efficient 47 percent from the field. Once the game started slipping away, Syracuse panicked and tried to come back with everything they had which only increased the deficit.