No Vermont for the 'Cuse (Go Boston U!)

Think Jim Boeheim wants to relive that night?

With a little more than a minute left in overtime and Vermont clinging to a 56-55 lead, (TJ) Sorrentine stood thirty feet from the basket, dribbling down the shot clock, (Tom) Brennan waved him near the beanch, and over the din, yelled, "Run red, TJ!"

"Red" was an end-of-the-shot-clock play in which Sorrentine would try to penetrate, bringing the defense to him, and then slide the ball to Coppernath. Sorrentine shook his head. "It's okay, Coach," he said. "I got it."

Sorrentine waited until the shot clock was under ten seconds then shouted, "Run the play," for the benefit of the Syracuse defenders, who backpedaled just a tad, expecting Sorrentine to make some kind of move to the basket. Instead, he took one dribble and let fly from 27 feet. "I didn't realize I was that far out," he said later, smiling. "But when it left my hand it felt good."

It was good. And even though there was still work to do in the final minute, Sorrentine's shot was the dagger in Syracuse's heart. - John Feinstein, Last Dance