Top-25 College Basketball Game Capsules

Syracuse, NY (Sports Network) – Returning to the Carrier Dome proved to be the perfect elixir for Syracuse. Behind a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds by C.J. Fair, the ninth-ranked Orange got back to their winning ways with a 63-47 victory over No. 25 Notre Dame. Jerami Grant, playing against his older brother, Jerian, scored a career-high 14 points for Syracuse (19-3, 7-2 Big East), which avoided losing three straight for the first time since a four-game slide from Jan. 17-29, 2011. Rakeem Christmas had 12 points and four blocks for the Orange, who extended the nation’s longest home winning streak to 36 games. Jerian Grant paced the Fighting Irish (18-5, 6-4) with 15 points. Jack Cooley registered his 15th double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds for Notre Dame, which had its winning streak snapped at three games.

Final Score: (23) Pittsburgh 56, Seton Hall 46

Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) – Lamar Patterson had 12 points and 10 rebounds in No. 23 Pittsburgh’s 56-46 win over Seton Hall. Steven Adams added eight points and a career-high 15 boards for the Panthers (19-5, 7-4 Big East), who have won six of their last seven games. Fuquan Edwin tallied half (23) of his team’s points as the Pirates (13-10,2-8), dropped their fourth in a row and eight of their last nine contests.

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