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Kevin Harlan's Syracuse joke falls flat for some, but no apology necessary

Kevin Harlan had to know his call at the end of Sunday night's Elite Eight game was going to ruffle some feathers.

With Syracuse up six points over Virginia and only seconds remaining, Harlan loaded up his one-liner and fired it over the TBS broadcast.

"Jim Boeheim and Syracuse have done it. Back from the dead on Easter Sunday!"

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Kevin Harlan’s final call: "Back from the dead on Easter Sunday" pic.twitter.com/RQ5akmGzDS

— Kenny Ducey (@KennyDucey) March 28, 2016

Syracuse trailed by 15 with 9:20 left in the game before going on an incredible run to advance to the Final Four.