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[B]7. Syracuse 81, Kansas 78 (2003 finals)[/B]
After title game losses in 1987 and 1996, Jim Boeheim and Syracuse finally finished the job. All it took was a 20-and-10 performance from Carmelo Anthony, six 3-pointers from Gerry McNamara and the biggest block of Hakim Warrick's life. After watching an 18-point lead disappear, Warrick missed a free throw that could have put the Orange up by four late. But he made up for it by blocking what seemed like a wide-open corner-3 from Michael Lee. It was one of four missed 3-pointers for KU in the final minute.

[B]6. Indiana 74, Syracuse 73 (1987 finals)[/B]
College basketball's popularity exploded in the 1980s, in part because of the hype of the Magic vs. Bird final in 1979, in part because of the NCAA tournament's expansion to a perfect 64-team bracket and in part because the tournament just couldn't stop producing amazing title-game drama. Five of the top 10 games on this list are title games from between 1982 and 1989. Keith Smart did his part in 1987:
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