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Syracuse's Wesley Johnson celebrates during the Orange’s 72-67 victory over Connecticut on Wednesday.

Johnson's soaring dunk along the baseline over Ater Majok put the Orange back up 65-62, but Dyson followed with another 3 from the left wing to tie it at 65 with 2:33 left.

Walker then missed a 3, Dyson snared the long rebound from Joseph and missed a runner as the shot clock was about to expire.

After a timeout, Rautins missed a 3 off the inbounds pass, Jackson rebounded the ball and passed in the lane to Jardine. As he drove to the basket and had his shot blocked, Boeheim screamed for a timeout.

It was unclear if Boeheim signaled for the timeout before Jardine tried to shoot the ball, but the referees allowed it with 36.6 seconds left and 32 on the shot clock.

Johnson was fouled by Robinson as soon as play resumed and sank both free throws to give Syracuse a 67-65 lead with 30.4 seconds left.

Joseph followed with two more free throws with 11.5 seconds to go. Walker hit a driving layup to cut the lead back to a basket, but Joseph sealed it with two more free throws after he was intentionally fouled by Majok on a breakaway with 5.8 seconds left.

Syracuse, averaging 50 percent from the floor this season, shot just 39.1 percent in the second half and 42.6 percent for the game. The Orange finished with 12 blocks to three for the Huskies, but UConn had 13 steals and forced 20 turnovers.

The Huskies dominated the glass during their second-half rally, outrebounding Syracuse 26-14 and 12-5 on the offensive glass.

"We knew they were going to be physical," said Rautins, who had eight points and five assists. "Coach said they were going to be the most physical team we've faced. Things worked out. We got to the foul line."

The Orange went 23 of 28 from the foul line, while the Huskies were 11 of 17.

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