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Orange in Final Four for first time since 2003.
Golden Eagles-Orange face off for spot in Final Four Saturday at 4:30pm (CBS)
Orange win sets up All-BIG EAST Regional Final against Marquette Saturday
On Wednesday afternoon, No. 5/6 Syracuse (5-2) won at Boston College 17-12.
McKenzie Fujan scored a career-high 24 points as Creighton held off a late Syracuse rally to beat the Orange 61-56
Brandon Triche scored 20 points, C.J. Fair added 13 and fourth-seeded Syracuse shut down No. 13 seed Montana with its zone defense in a 81-34 victory in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday night.
Cardinals defeat Orange, 78-61, to win third tournament championship in five seasons.
The fifth-seeded Orange (26-8) will make their 15th appearance in the tournament title game and go for their sixth crown Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.
James Southerland had a second straight great effort from 3-point range and Michael Carter-Williams scored Syracuse's last seven points as the 19th-ranked Orange held off No. 17 Pittsburgh 62-59
Fifth-seeded Syracuse (24-8) will play fourth-seeded and 17th-ranked Pittsburgh in the quarterfinals on Thursday
The Huskies will face top-seeded Notre Dame on Tuesday night for the title.
Kayla Alexander matched her career high with 34 points and No. 24 Syracuse withstood a rally to beat Villanova 61-56 Sunday in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Women's Basketball Championship presented by American Eagle Outfitters
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