1980–81 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team
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The 1980–81 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1980–81 academic year. They finished with an overall record of 22–12 (6–8 Big East) Syracuse was invited to the 1981 National Invitation Tournament and made it all the way to the championship game. But in the final they dropped a close matchup to Tulsa 86–84 in overtime.
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