Three...and the Foul (Syracuse-Notre Dame)

Three things I'll be watching for in the Orange-Irish marchup in the second round of the Big East tourney:

1. Notre Dame's shooting over the zone.

The Irish shoot 39 percent from three on the year, with three guys (Carter, Falls, Kurz) shooting above 40 percent. Eric Devendorf will need to guard well on the perimeter and Boeheim will use Demetrius Nichols' size to cut off three-point attmpts from around the baseline. If the Irish shoot around their average percentage, though, they will be tough to beat.

2. Demetrius Nichols

UConn left Nichols alone far too often yesterday, and the senior torched them for 28 points on 7 of 11 shooting beyond the arc. The Orange like to screen for him and run him off curls to get Nichols open looks, making the Irish's help defense highly important.

3. Can Devendorf hold on to the ball?

The Orange can't afford to make too many mistakes today but Devendorf, their primary ball handler, enters the game with 100 turnovers in 31 games.

And the foul: At one point, will Boeheim turn the color of his team's jersey's? I say yes.