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Tip Time, Television Info, Venue Set for Syracuse vs Houston

The Orange and the Cougars will face off in the Sweet-16.
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Tip Time, Television Info, Venue Set for Syracuse vs Houston
Tip Time, Television Info, Venue Set for Syracuse vs Houston

Syracuse and Houston will square off in the Sweet-16 on Saturday, March 27th at 9:55 p.m., Turner Sports and CBS Sports announced. The game will be broadcast on TBS and will take place at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson and Allie LaForce will be on the call.

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Syracuse advanced to the Sweet-16 with a thrilling 75-72 win over West Virginia. The Orange got into the NCAA Tournament as an 11-seed, and has beaten the six seeded San Diego State Aztecs prior to the Mountaineers in order to advance. Hinkle Fieldhouse was the location of Syracuse's first round win, when the Orange dominated the Aztecs 78-62 behind 30 points from Buddy Boeheim. 

The two seed in the Midwest Region, Houston beat Cleveland State by 31 in its first round matchup. The Cougars followed that up with a come from behind 63-60 victory over Rutgers in the second round. 

This will be just the second all-time meeting between Syracuse and Houston. The only other time the teams played each other was in 1982 in the Carrier Dome. Houston's Phi Slamma Jamma featuring Clyde Drexler and Hakeem Olajuwon traveled to the Dome, but it was Syracuse who emerged victorious 92-87. Tony Bruin led Syracuse with 26 points.

The early line on the game has Houston favored by 6.5 points, the largest line of Syracuse's NCAA Tournament games so far. Houston has spent nearly the entire season ranked in the top 10. An early season win over Texas Tech vaulted it into that ranking, and it stayed there ever since. 

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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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