Scary thought for the rest of the Sweet Sixteen: Syracuse is dominating, even without injured forward Arinze Onuaku.
Onuaku — who injured his right quad during the Big East Tournament — is one of the keys to Jim Boeheim’s impenetrable 2-3 zone. Without him, many expected Syracuse to be tested by a top team like Gonzaga.
Test passed.
Wes Johnson scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 14 boards as the Orange rolled into the Sweet Sixteen with a dominant 87-65 win. Andy Rautins added 24 points and Brandon Triche had 13. Meanwhile, that zone gave the Zags fits; Gonzaga hit just three of 21 attempts from long range, and leading scorer Matt Bouldin converted three of 13 from the floor.
Johnson Leads Orange Into Sweet Sixteen originally appeared on About.com Basketball on Monday, March 22nd, 2010 at 13:14:27.
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