Orange (88) @ Wolfpack (72)

The Boeheimeter breaks down the performance of Syracuse in the Orange's 88-72 win at NC State.

The No. 1 team in all the land, the Syracuse Orange, defeated the N.C. State Wolfpack on Saturday. Some people took photos and made videos about it. Let's discuss them.

This Syracuse team proved to the nation, their fanbase and to themselves that none of that other stuff matters once they step on the court. All they do is take care of business and they did that Saturday, topping the N.C. State Wolfpack 88-72 in Raleigh.

Four Factors NCSU Cuse eFG% 64.4 65.3 Turnover Rate 29.0 12.2 Off Reb Rate 37.5 36.7 FT Rate 15.4 21.0 Pts Poss OFF_EFF DEF_EFF Syr 88 65.5 134.4 109.9 NCSU 72 65.5 109.9 134.4 Box Score NC...

An in-depth examination of the Syracuse Orange.

The No. 1 Syracuse Orange head to Raleigh, North Carolina this Saturday to pop-off against the N.C. St. Wolfpack.

Over the last two weeks, I have been locked in a lab deep beneath Huntington Beard Crouse Hall with a team of Syracuse's brightest young engineers, sociologists, Board of Trustees members, as well as a few Newhouse people who felt like they needed to be there. After many days of rigorous work, we have finished it- an instrument that will perfect the art of judging the recent play of our favorite Syracuse basketball.

The Syracuse Orange play zone defense almost exclusively, they have great talent, and the zone philosophy has been ingrained since before Jim Boeheim knew where to find Greensboro on a map. Their...

I almost totally forgot. When the No. 1 Syracuse Orange take on the North Carolina St. Wolfpack on Saturday, it will be the popping off to end all popping offs.

"It doesn’t mean anything,’’ Jardine, Syracuse’s senior point guard, said Monday. "We can be beaten, just like any team. We know that. We have to continue to work hard.’’