No. 4 Syracuse Orange (12-1) vs. No. 1 Notre Dame Fightin' Irish (10-0) GameThread

The 2011 Big East regular-season championship and the inside track to the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament will likely be decided when the No. 4 Orange hosts No. 1 and unbeaten Notre Dame at 7 p.m. in  the Carrier Dome.

The game will be televised live nationally on ESPNU, so no excuses. You can also hear the game on the radio at TK 99 (99.5 FM). And of course, there is live streaming audio via Orange All-Access.

Glaude has your game preview, Dave Rahme says the Orange have their work cut out for them against the nation's top defense, Inside Lacrosse says the hype has reached boiling point and ESPN's Mechelle Voepel says this is exactly the kind of game the Big East was hoping for when it created the conference. Tim Desko remains out with a knee infection,

The points is, Orange rule, Irish drool.

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G'ORANGE!