It gave coach Nate Oates a victory in his first head to head match-up with Bobby Hurley, the guy who hired him when Hurley came to UB. Hurley complimented Oates on how hard his team played.
Syracuse managed just one successful 3-point shot but held Big 10 Conference Champions Michigan State to just 25 percent shooting in a 55-53 upset victory.
Three weeks of tension, exhilaration, heartbreak and joy (at least for one lucky team and its fans) compressed into just three minutes, but it's perfect.
After four exciting days of college basketball, the 68-team field of the 2014 NCAA men's basketball tournament has been reduced to just 16 schools. Here are five things we learned from the tournament's first weekend:
At this year's NCAA tournament, there's one story that'll make you forget all about your bracket—the story of Michigan State star forward Adreian Payne and 8-year-old Lacey Holsworth.