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C.J. Fair fires a shot during pregame warm-ups.

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Jerami Grant sets to take a shot during Syracuse's shootaround.

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Two Dayton fans pose prior to tipoff.

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Dayton forward Devin Oliver signs an autograph.

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A Syracuse fan decked out in all Orange apparel.

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An SU fan waits patiently for tipoff.

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Freshman Tyler Roberson leads Grant out of the tunnel before the start of the game.

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A Syracuse cheerleader waves a giant flag prior to the game.

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SU point guard Tyler Ennis says hello to a Dayton player at half court.

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Fair readies himself to make an offensive play in the first half.

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Ennis tries to scoop the ball into center Rakeem Christmas in a crowd of Dayton defenders.

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Baye Moussa Keita and Fair contest a shot in the paint.

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Grant spins into the lane and into a layup in the first half.

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A die-hard Syracuse fan stands in the middle of the fan section.

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Michael Gbinije drives past a Dayton defender and into the Flyers zone.

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Christmas stumbles as Dayton collects a loose ball.

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Fair is tied up by a group of defenders trying to corral a loose ball.

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Syracuse and Dayton players hit the floor and battle for possession.

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Christmas lets the ball bounce off his fingertips with two Dayton players close behind.

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SU head coach Jim Boeheim calls a play early in the second half.

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Grant sits on the ground after battling for a loose ball with a Dayton player.

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Syracuse guard Trevor Cooney looks for options while catching the ball.

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Ennis (left), Grant (middle) and Fair (right) rest on the bench during a timeout.

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Syracuse center DaJuan Coleman, who is sidelined with an injury, stares on as his team struggles to separate itself from the Flyers.

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A crowd of SU defenders trap a Dayton player in the half court.

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Ennis collects a loose ball and looks up to find an open teammate.

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Ennis finds a seam in the Dayton defense and looks to finish at the rim.

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Gbinije finished an easy two points on the fast break.

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Fair flips a shot toward the rim after squeezing by Dayton center Matt Kavanaugh.

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Ennis is helped up after falling to the floor.

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Flyers guard Vee Sanford looks for an opening while Fair obstructs his view.

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Boeheim gives Ennis an angry look after the point guard took a questionable jump shot late in the second half.

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Dayton celebrates its upset victory and advancement to the Sweet 16.

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Gbinije (left) and Roberson (right) remain silent in the locker room after the game.

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Grant addresses a crowd of reporters after fouling out in the game's closing minutes.

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Ennis looks dejected as he addresses the media after the game.

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Keita, after playing in his final collegiate game, talks to reporters.

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Fair cries into a towel after playing in his final college game.

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Grant (left) and assistant coach Gerry McNamara (right) take in a crushing defeat to the Flyers, and elimination from the NCAA Tournament after a 25-0 start.