Riding a four game losing streak, the previously 13-16, and 4-12 in the ACC, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets rolled into Syracuse and knocked off the seventh-ranked Orange 67-62 on Tuesday putting a damper on Senior Night at the dome.
C.J. Fair rebounded from his worst performance of the season vs. Notre Dame on Monday to lead No.1 Syracuse with 19 points and the Orange kept rollin' on Sunday night with a 57-44 win over Clemson.
Despite playing in what coach Jim Boeheim referred to as a road game, the Syracuse Orange were firing on all cylinders in the first half of their NCAA third round matchup against California.
The will of No. 11 Georgetown and Otto Porter Jr. was enough to overcome a record Carrier Dome crowd on Saturday, as the Hoyas pulled away from the Orange in their final Big East Conference visit to Syracuse, taking a 57-46.
The Orange were firing on all cylinders on Wednesday night, in a 25 point drubbing of Providence, 84-69, pulling back into a three way tie atop the Big East.
James Southerland returned to the lineup Sunday to a standing ovation at the Carrier Dome to help the ninth-ranked Syracuse Orange top St. Johnson 77-58.
The Syracuse Orange responded from their first losing streak in two years with a strong performance over the Irish at the Carrier Dome on Monday, topping No. 25 Notre Dame 63-47.