"Our perimeter defense was tremendous, " Boeheim said in an arena hallway afterward, his arms crossed across his purple tie, the way he stood for much of the lopsided game.
There was a contingent of about a dozen students who drove from Texas to root on Mary-Hardin Baylor, and they made quite a racket a couple hours before tip as they marched toward the arena dressed in everything from a garish golden toga to a snazzy purple bodysuit.