Syracuse's perimeter marksmanship, the skill of point guard Jonny Flynn and the Orange power inside the lane enabled Jim Boeheim's team to stay comfortably in front most of the way while knocking off Arizona State, 78-67, in Miami.
Here's how difficult a time ASU had with the Syracuse zone: Thirty-five of the Sun Devils' shot from the field came from behind the 3-point arc (where ASU was 13 of 35).
The zone also all but neutralized Jame Harden's scoring ability as he was two of 10 from the field and scored only 10 points.
So it's 3 seed Syracuse vs. 2 seed Oklahoma Friday night in a South Region Sweet 16 game Friday night in Memphis. It should be a good one -- the Syracuse zone trying to surround Oklahoma's Blake Griffin.
There are now just two Pac 10 teams still alive in the tourney: Arizona leads Cleveland State by 12 points late in the first half in Miami and USC will tip off against Michigan State in an hour and a half in Minneapolis.
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