Syracuse hopes to avenge first home loss of season

SYRACUSE -- Massachusetts made its Carrier Dome debut a memorable one back in November with a stunning victory over Syracuse. The Orange are determined not to let that happen again.

"We owe them one," Orange center Arinze Onuaku said. "They're probably going to come in here and they're probably going to think they can beat us again, but we're going to go out there and play hard. We're a better team than we were earlier in the season."

The teams meet again in the Carrier Dome on Tuesday night in the NIT quarterfinals, and a trip to Madison Square Garden will be on the line. The winner advances against either Arizona State or Florida on April 1.