Gonzaga knocked out

Syracuse’s Wes Johnson, left, battles for a rebound with Gonzaga’s Robert Sacre during the first half an NCAA second-round college basketball game in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, March 21, 2010.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Wes Johnson scored a career-high 31 points and pulled down 14 rebounds and Andy Rautins added 24 points as Syracuse hit a dozen 3-pointers to stun Gonzaga 87-65 on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Syracuse’s storybook season — the Orange were unranked before the season and made it to No. 1 for the final week before losing to Georgetown in the Big East tournament — continues on Thursday. The Orange (30-4), the top seed in the West Regional, will play fifth-seeded Butler (30-4) in Salt Lake City. Full story.