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Syracuse Comes Up Short at Notre Dame

The Orange fought valiantly but could not pull off the upset against the Irish.
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Syracuse Comes Up Short at Notre Dame
Syracuse Comes Up Short at Notre Dame

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Syracuse fell at Notre Dame 79-69 in what was a tightly contested game throughout. With the loss, the Orange dropped to 15-13 (9-8) on the season. Next up, Syracuse hosts #7 Duke in the Dome on Saturday. 

Syracuse trimmed the lead to two with four minutes remaining and three with 1:30 to play, but the Irish had the answers down the stretch. Paul Atkinson had two huge rebounds in the final minute, and hit four clutch free throws to essentially put the Orange away. That, combined with a step back three at the end of the shot clock several steps behind the line by Prentiss Hubb were the difference. 

Atkinson was superb all night, dominating the paint to the tune of 20 points, 17 rebounds and four assists. Syracuse actually held Notre Dame to 40.3% shooting overall and just 33% from beyond the arc. A 41-28 rebounding edge for the Irish combined with a 22-6 second chance points advantage was too much for the Orange to overcome. 

The Boeheim brothers tried to keep Syracuse in it, combining for 47 points on 18-35 shooting. While Cole Swider added 11, Joe Girard really struggled shooting the ball. He finished with just two points on 1-7 from the floor and 0-4 from beyond the arc. 

The first half was back and forth most of the way, with a late first half run allowing Notre Dame to take a four point lead at the break. Syracuse went on a 9-0 run early in the second to take a brief lead, but the Irish responded with a 15-1 run to push the advantage to double digits. 

Syracuse would battle back, however, making it a close game down the stretch. 

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MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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