Irish hand No. 1 Syracuse first loss of year

Notre Dame guard Pat Connaughton (24) drives the lane as Syracuse forward Kris Joseph pursues during the first…

Points5867FG Made-Attempted18-53 (.340)20-40 (.500)3P Made-Attempted7-23 (.304)8-16 (.500)FT Made-Attempted13-19 (.684)19-27 (.704)Fouls (Tech/Flagrant)21 (0/0)14 (0/0)Largest Lead018

SOUTH BE, Ind. — Mike Brey’s viewing selection for his players the night before meeting top-ranked Syracuse was an simple choice. The Notre Dame coach showed a video of former Irish teams upsetting No. 1 teams over the years.

Brey and the current group of Irish now have their own spot in that collection.Jack Cooley had 17 points and 10 rebounds against a Syracuse team missing its shot-blocking, rebounding center Fab Melo and the Irish surprised the top-ranked and previously unbeaten Orange 67-58 on Saturday night.Fortuna: Irish add Syracuse to list

Notre Dame added previously unbeaten Syracuse to their list of No. 1 victims in South Bend, Matt Fortuna writes. Blog

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