Joe Girard III was just steps from the block ‘S’ when he hucked up a 3-pointer, a prayer, with less than a minute left in the game. Down four points, Girard opted to go with the shot that Syracuse hardly found success in all night against Pittsburgh. Hitting from range, Girard stood in the middle of mayhem, bouncing up and down as the Orange sat behind 83-82.
On the following possession, Jamarius Burton was called for a charge on Judah Mintz and Syracuse had the ball with an opportunity to regain the lead for the first time since early on in the first half.