Syracuse Orange Begins “Sweet 16″ Play Tonight

What a ride for Syracuse Orange men's basketball this season, as even without their star Fab Melo, they're still alive in the NCAA Tournament in the "Sweet 16".

According to Syracuse Athletics website:

"Syracuse University’s ticket allotment for the ‘Sweet 16’ of the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament game in Boston, Mass., is sold out. The No. 1 seed Orange will play 4th-seed Wisconsin tonight at 7:15 pm (the first game of the session). Cincinnati faces Ohio State in the second game, which will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of the Syracuse game."

Tonight's game is being broadcast on CBS-TV, with tip-off at 7:15 p.m.