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Before the craziness of the BIG EAST Tournament and NCAA tournament, Syracuse finished off the regular season with a trip to Marquette.

The confidence streak for the Orange started at the Bradley Center where Syracuse pulled out an overtime victory against a top-15 opponent.

For the CitrusTV crew on hand, it was especially rewarding.

For reporter Shannon Lins ‘11, it was a homecoming. A Wisconsin native and Badgers fan his entire life, he thought it was a thrill to be present at the game.  “It was an amazing opportunity to sit in the front row with the media and see the Orange win in my home state,” said Lins.

Perhaps the best story of the game happened during the interview session in the locker room.

Rick Jackson hit two free throws at the end of regulation to send the game to overtime. When photographer Mike Lefko ‘11 asked Jackson about it, Coach Boeheim had a little fun with the answer. Boeheim walked in and said, “Oh he was scared out of his mind. I don’t know how that went in, he knuckled it in.”

“I asked Rick the question and he pauses and is looking at something,” said Lefko. I thought he was just thinking about the quetion, but it was just really Coach Boeheim going crazy throwing his hands all over the place.”

Mike Lefko (left) and Shannon Lins on Al McGuire Court