Syracuse tops Villanova, takes title | Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/28/2010
27.02.10
SYRACUSE, NY - Syracuse is some "Game of the Year in the Big East lacked any excitement and showed Villanova, at least for Saturday night which team deserved to win the conference championship season without interruption .
The fourth Orange dominated the interior, controlled the backboards, handcuffed Wildcats plunge into extended shooting that turned the game in their favor, and picked up a 95-77 victory before a delirious crowd and odious Carrier-fiving Dome 34,616, the largest mafia basketball campus in NCAA history.
The Orange (27-2, 14-2 Big East) won the title of the Congress of the regular season. Despite the defeat, the Wildcats ranked seventh (23-5, 12-4) also earned a bye in the tournament lookalike Conference thank you to the Georgetown loss at home to Notre Dame yesterday.
Syracuse placed six players in lookalike figures, outrebounded the Wildcats 49-40, and led by more than 10 points for 13 compelling minutes, 20 seconds. The Orange has presented arguments to be voted No. 1 in poll coming week AP, especially after losses yesterday with the best Kansas and No. 2 Kentucky.
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer