It’s been 40 years since Syracuse played this many close games. Dino Babers thinks it’ll pay off. Do you?

Syracuse, N.Y. — It was approaching midnight when Dino Babers may have finally started to wear the emotional letdown of another last-minute defeat.

He pressed his lips together, glanced down and paused for five seconds, searching for the words to tether his thoughts on this four-game run of heart palpitations, including three agonizing losses not decided until the very end.

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