Charlottesville, Va. -- In a battle of two of the nation's top defenses, the Virginia Cavaliers' Pack-line defense got the better of Syracuse's 2-3 zone.
The 3rd-ranked Cavaliers held off a desperate Syracuse rally for a 66-61 victory over the Orange at the sold-out John Paul Jones Arena.
Syracuse's struggling offense found no relief against the nation's best defensive team here on Tuesday.
Syracuse had averaged 60.6 points in its previous five games, while Virginia came in as the nation's leader in scoring defense (52.5 points per game).
Virginia held Syracuse to 23-for-60 (38.