No. 8 Georgetown upset by Syracuse

Syracuse may be down. Don’t count the Orange out just yet, though.

Paul Harris scored 22 points and freshman Donte Greene added 18 to lead Syracuse to a 77-70 victory over No. 8 Georgetown on Saturday in front of 31,327 at the Carrier Dome, the largest on-campus attendance in the nation this season.

The win keeps alive the Orange’s postseason hopes with only five games remaining in the regular season.

Syracuse (17-9 overall, 7-6 Big East), coming off a surprising loss at South Florida, built a 21-point lead in the first half and withstood two late rallies by the Hoyas (20-4, 10-3).

The win also served as a measure of revenge for Syracuse, which blew a seven-point lead in the final five minutes of regulation and lost in overtime at Georgetown last month.

No. 13 Indiana 80, No. 10 Michigan State 61 -- With Coach Kelvin Sampson’s job status in question after he was accused of five major NCAA infractions Wednesday, the Hoosiers (21-4, 10-2) needed a victory over the Spartans (20-5, 8-4) to stay in contention for the Big Ten title. The home team won for the seventh consecutive time in the series.

Mike Gordon broke Mike Woodson’s school scoring record for freshmen -- 500 points set in 1976-77 -- late in the first half. He now has 520.

Oklahoma State 59, No. 16 Texas A&M; 54 -- Byron Eaton’s two free throws with nine seconds left helped the Cowboys (13-12, 4-7 Big 12) end a 19-game road losing streak and stop a five-game winning streak for the Aggies (20-5, 6-4).

No. 17 Connecticut 74, South Florida 73 (OT) -- Craig Austrie dribbled nearly the length of the court, drove the lane and made a 14-foot runner with six seconds left at Tampa, Fla., to give the Huskies (20-5, 9-3 Big East) their ninth win in a row. The Bulls (11-15, 2-11) lost for the 11th time in 12 games.