Give Jim Boeheim and Syracuse credit: they’ve struggled nearly every year since Tyus Edney left for the NBA, and nearly every year, they've scraped into the NCAA tournament.
Since 2020, Syracuse has finished 18-14, 18-10 and 16-17 last year.
This year, they were 3-4 heading into the Notre Dame game and the Irish have been playing well.
So naturally, Syracuse won.
Jesse Edwards shot 10-15 for 22 points and 14 rebounds. Joe Girard added 20.
Syracuse just dominated Notre Dame in the lane and the Boeheim zone flummoxed the Irish.
Nate Laszewski, who you keep thinking is going to break through, just never quite does it.