Long live the Orangemen!  Thank you, Associated Press.

NCAA Capsules-East Regional

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Syracuse, N.Y., 26-7.

Nickname: Orangemen. Coach: Jim Boeheim.

Conference: Big East. Bid: At large.

Region: East. Seed: No. 3.

Tournament Record: 52-33, 33 years. Last appearance: 2010.

Scoring: Team (73.6); Kris Joseph 14.4; Rick Jackson 13.0; Scoop

Jardine 12.8; Brandon Triche 11.3.

Rebounds: Team (37.8); Rick Jackson 10.6; Kris Joseph 5.0.

Assists/Turnovers: Team (16.3/12.1); Scoop Jardine 5.8/2.8;

Brandon Triche 2.9/1.9; Rick Jackson 2.3/2.0; Kris Joseph 2.1/2.2.

3-pointers: Team (.352); Scoop Jardine 52; Brandon Triche 47;

Kris Joseph 44.

Last Ten: 7-3.

The Skinny: The Orange will be trying to rebound from a

thrilling overtime loss to UConn in the Big East tournament

semifinals. Joseph and Jardine can be streaky shooters from the

outside, while Jackson is one of the best defenders in the nation

on the low block.