It all comes down to this. Okay, maybe that’s a bit dramatic, but there is certainly a lot riding on this game for both teams. This is the last opportunity outside of the ACC tournament to impress the selection committee, and if you don’t think that end of season games matter more than most, just wait a couple weekends and ask UConn, Arkansas-Little Rock, and Cincinnati if their losses this week matter. Maybe those teams still get an at large bid, but it’s doubtful.
Syracuse basketball is coming off a hard-fought slugfest against UNC on the road, a game they could have and probably should have won.