Syracuse suffered another big ACC loss, their fourth in a row, on Saturday to Miami.
At one point, the Orange led by 18 points, but eventually lost 75–72 to the Hurricanes. Even with a minute left, Syracuse led 72–67, but gave up eight points in that last minute due to three turnovers.
With the win, Miami improves their chances of making the NCAA tournament without having to pad its résumé at the ACC tournament in Brooklyn. In his Friday bracketology update, Sports Illustrated's Kevin Sweeney had Miami in the field as a No.