Syracuse 77, Notre Dame 69, A stunning collapse

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were looking to build some momentum today against a beatable Syracuse Orange squad. For much of the first half, it looked like they’d cruise to a nice road win. However, things unraveled quickly after the Irish built up a nice lead in the game’s first 15 minutes, and there’s nothing to take away from this one but head-hanging and frustration. This hurt, and there’s no two ways about it.

The Irish appeared to put the hammer down very early in this one. Everything was flowing offensively and just felt like it came easy. The game opened with an 11-0 run, including what must have been a cathartic three-pointer for Braeden Shrewsberry after the goose egg he laid on…