Biden calls Ennis to congratulate Syracuse star on 35-foot buzzer-beater
Tyler Ennis’ shot quickly turned an ugly game into an instant classic. It added to his growing legend at Syracuse. It earned the No. 1 spot on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays.
It even elicited a phone call from vice president of the United States Joe Biden. Biden, an alumnus of SU’s law school, called Ennis on Thursday after his 35-foot buzzer-beater gave the Orange a thrilling 58-56 win over No. 25 Pittsburgh the night before.
The VP called @tdot_ennis today to congratulate him on his amazing 35ft buzzer beater to keep @syrbasketball unbeaten pic.twitter.com/7XVzYXjDMi
— Office of VP Biden (@VP) February 13, 2014
Ennis caught the inbound pass from Jerami Grant with 4.4 seconds. He took four dribbles, weaving around Pitt defenders. Then he pulled up from way beyond the arc, swishing the 3 as time expired. Ennis ran down toward the other end of the court before being mobbed by his teammates.
The shot kept No. 1 Syracuse’s undefeated season alive and bumped the Orange’s record to 24-0 and 11-0 in conference play. SU takes on North Carolina State on Saturday at 3 p.m. in the Carrier Dome.
Published on February 13, 2014 at 4:18 pm
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