Syracuse basketball rises to No. 1 in the Associated Press college basketball poll

When the incredibly good (and bad) numbers are the entire story of a basketball game, what could a stats nerd possibly have left to add? A lot, as it turns out.

Cooney showed signs of coming out of his recent struggles with a 14-point performance against Duke on 5-for-8 shooting with two 3-pointers. Against Notre Dame, Cooney got hot (to say the least) at the right time and put a Syracuse team that was running

Duke 87, Syracuse 86 (00:45, OT): Jerami Grant has three dunks, but Duke has the lead. Orange has the ball with chance to go back ahead. Syracuse 78, Duke 78 (end of regulation): It's headed to overtime. Rasheed Sulaimon's 3-pointer at the buzzer has 

When the incredibly good (and bad) numbers are the entire story of a basketball game, what could a stats nerd possibly have left to add? A lot, as it turns out.

When the incredibly good (and bad) numbers are the entire story of a basketball game, what could a stats nerd possibly have left to add? A lot, as it turns out.