Kyle Kuric, a 6-foot-4 sophomore averaging 3.5 points a game, was scoreless in the first half, but he went off in the final 20 minutes, scoring 22 points in a dizzying array of dunks and three-pointers.
"It's an unbelievable moment," Kuric said. "It's what every kid dreams of."
Neumann-Goretti product Scoop Jardine had 20 points for Syracuse.
Purdue 64, Penn State 60 - JaJuan Johnson had 21 points and 10 rebounds as No. 7 Purdue (26-4, 14-4) clinched a share of its first Big Ten title in 14 years by holding off the host Nittany Lions (11-19, 3-15) in State College
Purdue led by as many as 13 points in the second half before Penn State closed to 61-60 with 18 seconds left with three foul shots by Chris Babb (17 points). But the Lions could get no more points.
For the sixth time in nine years, Penn State will be the lowest seed in the Big Ten tournament.
"Maybe luck will swing our way in the tournament, and we will be the ones out celebrating on the court," Lions guard Jeff Brooks said.
Georgetown 74, Cincinnati 47 - The scoreboard kept track of Austin Freeman's points. The trainer kept track of his blood sugar levels.
Both were fine, and so was No. 19 Georgetown. Six days after being taken to the hospital and found to have diabetes, Freeman scored 24 points as the Hoyas (20-9, 10-8 Big East) topped the Bearcats (16-14, 7-11) in Washington.
"I'm fine, I'm fine," Freeman said after playing 30 minutes. "It was just good to be out there again, to be playing with my teammates and just doing what I do."
Kansas 77, Missouri 56 - The No. 2 Jayhawks (29-2, 15-1 Big Twelve) responded to a scary injury to Marcus Morris with a 20-4 run that destroyed the Tigers (22-9, 10-6) in Columbia, Mo.
Morris, a Prep Charter graduate, had 12 points and 10 rebounds. He was able to return to action after crashing his head into signs attached to a courtside table.
