He knew this feeling all too well: Syracuse on the verge of an upset, a double-digit halftime lead having vanished. Last year, top-seeded Virginia lost its grip on a 16-point halftime advantage in the NCAA tournament’s Midwest Region final, and 10th-seeded Syracuse advanced to the Final Four. 9 Cavaliers blew a 12-point halftime cushion, falling to the unranked Orange, 66-62, for Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheim’s unofficial 1,000th win. When the final buzzer sounded, Syracuse fans stormed the court for the second home game in a row. It was his 899th win at the school, not counting the 101 vacated as part of previous NCAA sanctions levied against Syracuse.

Source: Washington Post February 04, 2017 19:30 UTC