Did that look familiar, Jayhawk fans?

Because tonight's KU-Syracuse game was like an ESPN Classic replay of last year's national championship game. For virtually the entire game, Kansas led. Sometimes by a lot, sometimes by a little. But for 39 1/2 minutes, the young Jayhawks were in control of the game. They played with superior energy on both ends of the court. They looked like last year's Jayhawks. Great basketball from both teams. But with 6 seconds left, the tides turned when Jonny Flynn capped the final Syracuse comeback by nailing a three-pointer to force overtime. Somewhere, John Calipari is smiling. Because of course, that's just how his Memphis Tigers lost the last game of the 2008 season, a game that looked all but won for the Tigers until the dying moments. And what happened to Kansas tonight is exactly what happened to Memphis last year: the opposition had their way with them in overtime.

Tonight's game meant a lot more for the Orange than it did for Kansas, though. It was the second top 25 win in as many days for Syracuse, who will probably be ranked inside the top 20 next Monday when the new polls are released. I actually enjoyed Dick Vitale's commentary, especially on the subject of Arinze Onuaku. In the modern college game where posts like to pop out and shoot the three more than bang down low and box out, Onuaku is a rare big man in the Shelden Williams/DeJuan Blair mold. At the moment, it looks like the sophomore is only a little bit of motivation away from being a superstar and a household name come March.