http://www.syracuseorangetickets.com Just another GreatSeats Blogs weblog Wed, 16 Mar 2011 02:01:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Bud L. Ellis The Syracuse Orange were riding a six-game winning streak until running into the Connecticut buzz saw that carved up the Big East tournament last week. Now the Orange take aim at putting another long winning streak together, and this is the time of year every team ... /2011/03/15/orange-open-ncaas-against-indiana-state/ By Bud L. Ellis The Syracuse Orange are playing great basketball at just the right time, winning four games in a row heading into their regular-season finale. Playing in the Big East Conference, the toughest league in the land this season, the Orange are 24-6 overall and a real threat ... /2011/03/04/orange-playing-well-at-right-time/ The Syracuse Orange made enough plays in crunch time to grab an important win over the Connecticut Huskies, 66-58. Rick Jackson lead the Orange with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Brandon Triche chipped in 16 points. The Syracuse zone defense did its job on star guard Kemba Walker, limiting him to just ... /2011/02/05/syracuse-gets-past-uconn-66-58/ The Syracuse Orange made themselves at home at Madison Square Garden in a 76-59 win over the St. John's Red Storm. Kris Joseph lead the Orange with 18 points, and the team had four players score in double figures. Remarkably, Syracuse's 17-0 start is the second best in school history, and it ... /2011/01/14/syracuse-cruises-past-st-johns-76-59/ By Bud L. Ellis   There simply were too many things that went wrong for Syracuse in the West Regional semifinals. As a result, the Orange’s stay in the NCAA Tournament is finished.   The Orange trailed by 10 points at halftime, gave up 11 unanswered points down the stretch and committed 18 turnovers. ... /2010/03/25/too-much-for-syracuse-to-overcome-in-sweet-16-loss/ By Bud L. Ellis   On paper, it looked like one of those games that could have turned the NCAA Tournament upside down.   But when you shoot the basketball well, intrigue often gives way to ho-hum.   Case in point: the Syracuse Orange, the No. 1 seed in the West Regional. Their second-round matchup with ... /2010/03/24/if-orange-keep-up-red-hot-shooting-they-will-be-hard-to-stop/ After the overall No. 1 seed Kansas Jayhawks were shocked on Saturday, no clear-cut favorite was left in the NCAA Tournament. The Syracuse Orangemen made their case for that title on Sunday. The Big East regular season champs dominated the 8th-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs, cruising to an 87-65 victory and a trip to ... /2010/03/21/syracuse-spanks-gonzaga-to-advance-to-sweet-16/ The Syracuse Orange didn't let a hot start by the Georgetown Hoyas phase them. Instead, they kept their composure and slowly but surely wore down the visitors in a 73-56 win at the Carrier Dome, the sixth consecutive home win against their conference rivals.   The victory was the seventh straight for ... /2010/01/26/syracuse-overwhelms-georgetown/