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Syracuse Falls to Houston in Sweet-16

The Orange's season came to an end as the Cougars advanced to the Elite Eight.
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Syracuse Falls to Houston in Sweet-16
Syracuse Falls to Houston in Sweet-16

Syracuse looked out of sorts from the beginning and Houston was able to solve the zone enough to advance in the NCAA Tournament. The Cougars topped the Orange 62-46 Saturday night, ending Syracuse's season in the Sweet-16 of the NCAA Tournament. 

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The Syracuse offense was stifled by Houston's defense, and even when there were open shots, Syracuse could not hit them. Buddy Boeheim led Syracuse in scoring with 12 points, but was just 3-12 shooting including 1-8 from beyond the arc. Syracuse had its worst shooting game of the season, making only 28% of its shots. The only other Orange player in double figures was Joe Girard with 12. 

Defensively, Syracuse had a solid night, holding Houston to 38.3% shooting and under 27% from beyond the arc. But the offense could not muster enough to pull out a victory against a very talented and physical Houston squad. Quentin Grimes led all scorers with 14 points on 5-15 shooting. 

Houston jumped out to an early 12 point lead. Syracuse inserted Kadary Richmond and Jesse Edwards into the game, and the zone helped lead an Orange charge to tie things at 20 late in the first half. Houston, however, responded with a 10-0 run to end the half. 

In the second, Syracuse tried to get back into the game, and trimmed the lead to four at one point after Richmond hit a corner three. But every time Syracuse would start to gain some momentum, Houston would make a play. The Cougars were simply better on this night. 

Syracuse ends the 2020-21 season at 18-10, but went on one heck of a run down the stretch of the year to make it to the Sweet-16. 

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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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