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Buddy Boeheim takes star turn, leads Syracuse upset of WVU into Sweet 16

For most of his career, Buddy Boeheim has simply been the sharpshooting son of the Syracuse head coach.

As of Sunday, he's a certified NCAA tournament star.

Syracuse's vaunted 2-3 zone did the dirty work early against No. 3 seed West Virginia. But when the Mountaineers' shooters woke up in the second half, Boeheim responded with a 3-point shooting clinic to lead the 11th-seeded Orange to a 75-72 victory and into the Sweet 16.

Boeheim, the son of Hall of Fame head coach Jim Boeheim, led the way with 25 points while connecting on 6 of 13 3-point attempts.