NEW YORK -- Washington has started this second half with some fire, coming out of the gates with back-to-back buckets while Quincy Pondexter has just knocked down two free throws to cut Syracuse's lead to 52-44 with more than 18 minutes remaining.

Jon Brockman has just layed one up and helped his team on the next possession by taking a charge. But after pulling down a rebound and missing a putback layup, the junior forward was called for his third foul, which caused Washington coach Lorenzo Romar to explode at one of the officials. Seconds later, Romar was hit with a technical foul.

Now with 15:58 remaining in the second half, Syracuse's lead is down to just five, 55-50.