Gallery: Syracuse advances to the Elite Eight with a 63-60 win over Gonzaga

Jim Boeheim booked his ticket to the seventh Elite Eight in his 40-season career on Friday night. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Trevor Cooney nearly made a game-changing steal with 11.2 seconds left in the game, but a referee ruled his foot out of bounds. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Syracuse held Gonzaga's Eric McClellan in check on Friday as he shot 2-for-7 from the floor. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Kyle Wiltjer did everything he could to put his Bulldogs in a position to win, scoring 23 points and snagging five boards, but it still wasn't enough. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Heralded big man Domantas Sabonis lived up to his billing, going for 19 points and 17 rebounds against the Orange. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Josh Perkins went 2-5 from behind the arc, but struggled in the second half going just 1-for-5 from the field. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Silas Melson was the lone bench player to get in the game for the Bulldogs, but struggled from the field going 1-for-7 Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Tyler Roberson flushed home a pass from Frank Howard to bring the game to within three toward the end of the first half. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

McClellan beat Roberson off the dribble, but struggled to produce overall on Friday night. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Syracuse's Tyler Lydon, who had four points, four boards and a game-sealing block, snatches the ball from McClellan. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Gbinije goes up for the layup which he'll eventually collect as a rebound and lay in to give SU a one-point lead. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Trevor Cooney hit 5-of-9 (56 percent) shooting on Friday night, his best output percentage-wise on the season. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Malachi Richardson takes it to the rim against Wiltjer of Gonzaga. Richardson finished shooting 3-for-14 from the field. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Perkins points towards the Gonzaga bench. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Michael Gbinije's average night of 20 points, four rebounds, three assists and two blocks helped lead the Orange. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Gbinije also picked two pockets Friday, coming away with two steals. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Richardson finished 2-for-6 from 3-point range, but he hit a big one late in the second half to close Gonzaga's lead. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

Lydon makes a game-sealing block on the Bulldogs' Josh Perkins with seconds remaining and SU clinging to a one-point lead. Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer