The Notre Dame men’s basketball team fell 77-69 to Syracuse on Saturday after the Orange rallied from a double-digit first half deficit.

J.J. Starling scored 21 points, Eddie Lampkin had a double-double and Syracuse rallied from a double-digit, first-half deficit to beat Notre Dame 77-69 on Saturday.

Syracuse, New York, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Micah Shrewsberry (center) is held back by assistant coaches after being ejected by refere

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The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team trailed by as many as 17 on Saturday, but completed the comeback in the second half to move to 8-3 at home. JJ Starling led the way for Syracuse (9-9, 3-4) as he finished with 21 points and 4 rebounds.

Notre Dame has not enjoyed a lot of success this season, but one of the bright spots of its campaign took place last month against Syracuse. The visiting Fighting Irish

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were looking to build some momentum today against a beatable Syracuse Orange squad. For much of the first half, it looked like they’d cruise to a nice road win. However,

Syracuse, N.Y. ― The Syracuse Orange rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat Notre Dame, 77-69 at the JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday. The game began with Notre Dame jumping out to an 11-0 lead and ended with Syracuse players celebrating and Notre Dame coach Micah Shrewsberry having to be restrained by his assistants as he went after referee Brian O’Connell.