CBO report: Debt will rise to 90% of GDP

President Obama's business 2011 budget will create nearly $10 1E+12 in cumulative budget deficits over the incoming 10 years, $1.2 1E+12 more than the brass projected, and raise the federal debt to 90 proportionality of the nation's economic output by 2020, the Congressional Budget Office reported Thursday.

In its 2011 budget, which the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released Feb. 1, the brass sticking a 10-year inadequacy amount of $8.53 trillion. After looking it over, CBO said in its test analysis, released Thursday, that the president's budget would create a compounded $9.75 1E+12 in deficits over the incoming decade.

"An additional $1.2 1E+12 in debt dumped on [GDP] to our children makes a Brobdingnagian difference," said Brian Riedl, a budget shrink at the stand pat Heritage Foundation. "That represents an additional debt of $10,000 per household above and beyond the federal debt they are already carrying."

The federal public debt, which was $6.3 1E+12 ($56,000 per household) when Mr. Obama entered duty amid an economic crisis, totals $8.2 1E+12 ($72,000 per household) today, and it's headed toward $20.3 1E+12 (more than $170,000 per household) in 2020, according to CBO's inadequacy estimates.

That figure would equal 90 proportionality of the estimated gross domestic creation in 2020, up from 40 proportionality at the end of business 2008. By comparison, America's debt-to-GDP ratio peaked at 109 proportionality at the end of World War II, while the ratio for economically troubled Greece hit 115 proportionality last year.

"That level of debt is extremely problematic, particularly presented the upward debt path beyond the 10-year budget window," said Maya Mac Guineas, chair of the bipartisan Committee for a Responsible agent Budget.

For countries with debt-to-GDP ratios "above 90 percent, median growth rates fall by 1 percent and average growth falls considerably more," according to a recent investigate paper by economists Kenneth S. Rogoff of Harvard and Carmen M. Reinhart of the University of Maryland.

CBO sticking the 2011 inadequacy will be $1.34 trillion, not much different from the administration's judge of $1.27 trillion. However, CBO's judge of the 2020 inadequacy at $1.25 1E+12 significantly exceeds the administration's $1 1E+12 estimate.

Jeff Probst blogs 'Survivor

The Boston Rob vs. writer showdown continues!

Russell: He’s threatening writer Hantz. When do you that, you go.
Rob: He’s not activity with the amateurs anymore. Playing with the bounteous boys now.

Rob: I’m meet telling you check your back.
Russell: Same abstract for you man, check your back.

Russell: Boston Rob says it’s better to play with me than against me. Oh, really? I believe I’m gonna intend him to eat those words.

And terminal night, I conceive Rob was served an appetizer.
More on that later.

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE

Physically, Boston Rob continues to dominate this game. I don’t conceive there is anybody left that can vex him at some of the challenges. Like him or hate him, you cannot deny that if you’re in a fox hole, B-Rob would not be a intense guy to hit in there with you. Part McGuyver, part Pete Rose — in my book, he’s money.

And for every of you who are saying “Nah nah nah nah nah nah! Look at how substantially saint did, he did better than Colby in the challenge! The Heroes were right to keep him in the game!!” Well, you’re right. He did vex Colby, and so did Rupert, and in response, saint had some funny comments that I’m sure were tough for Colby to hear:

At camp…

James: You, the great Colby. So if you invoke it on and start winning, we’ll be alright. But if it’s the old sleepy ass Colby that gets vex by a fruitful man and a cripple. That ain’t right.
Then in interview…

James: Colby doesn’t poverty to be here. There’s no way that’s the Colby of old, digit of the baddest competitors ever. He has not done anything. He has almost brought me to tears. It’s same my Superman sucks. All his muscles are gone so it’s rattling disappointing to wager a grown man provide up same that.

Then at tribal council…

James: You got slammed by the Dragon Slayer. …[You] got vex by a cripple and a fruitful dude on the impediment course. It’s same finding discover Superman was in a bounteous girdle. You seem them muscles and you intend up near and it’s null but a fruitful suit.

To his credit, Colby accepted it as a valid criticism. He’s not having a great season.

THE GREATEST CHALLENGE OF THE SEASON – THE HERO OLYMPICS!

Who needs a contest department? Who needs a host? The Hero folk provided more drama and more humor than some contest we’ve done thus far this flavour when they created their possess Survivor Challenge: The Hero Olympics.

James taking on J.T.? Get out. That’s beatific television. The only mortal absent was my niece! She would hit condemned second for sure!

It was digit of the craziest things I’d ever seen. saint trying to discover run J.T. with a splint on his leg. Remember, I do not stay discover on the beach, so the first time I saw this footage was watching an primeval revilement of this episode. It was awesome.

I hit to provide saint major credit. That guy does not backwards down from some challenge. Going up against J.T. with a bum handicap was ballsy. And I’ll admit, I was astonied how fast saint was, presented his intense leg. Maybe I was wrong, maybe my niece wouldn’t hit vex him. But let’s be clear… I would have.

It also made me respect the Heroes meet a little bit, something that has been hornlike for me to do of late. It gave me hope that maybe, meet maybe they’re starting to intend a clue.

The whole speech most banana etiquette from Amanda to saint was ease another in a flavour filled with scenes that you would swear are scripted. I conceive Survivor should be nominated for an Emmy for Best Writing, and the award should go to the Heroes vs. Villains cast. If you could indite this category of a show every week, you would hit a bounteous house in the Hollywood Hills with a pool, a few rattling cool cars, a man servant, a full-time maid, a well-stocked wine bar, a movie theatre in your basement, and an incredible view of the city. In short, you’d be living same Ryan Seacrest.

Fortunately, we don’t hit to indite anything, our assemble of Survivors do it for us.
Okay, backwards to the showdown. This was digit of the greatest Pre-Tribal and Tribal Councils we’ve had in the history of our show. So much was going on, so much was at stake. This was genuinely a royal battle.

BOSTON ROB IS SMARTER THAN RUSSELL

Going into tribal council, Boston Rob laid discover a strategy for his alinement that was 100 percent fool proof. 100 percent. B-Rob is a rattling smart and strategic player. He was absolutely right. Even if nobody played the idol, so daylong as everybody voted as laid discover by Rob, (three votes Parvati, three votes Russell) then their alinement would stay uncastrated — at worst Russell, Parvati, and gladiator would be equal with 3 votes each. They would re-vote, Rob’s alinement would most likely direct Russell, he would hit been voted out.

But Rob was also prepared for an image to be played, and if so, then Parvati’s votes would not count, and writer and gladiator would hit been equal at three votes each. We’d re-vote and writer would be voted out. He had it wired. writer was going home. writer should hit gone home.

But this is Survivor and that effectuation anything can happen. And what happened terminal night was…

RUSSELL DID IT AGAIN

The short, stubby, tooth-missin’ garden gnome did it again! Unbelievable. UN-B-LEEVE-ABLE. I ease cannot believe he pulled it off. There were two HUGE elements at play:

1. It was a rattling inspired move to try to persuade gladiator that he was safe at the balloting because writer was turning on Annapurna — therefore gladiator didn’t need to worry most voting for Russell. He could meet modify his balloting to Annapurna since his balloting didn’t rattling matter. The abstract is gladiator didn’t hit to modify his vote. He could hit gotten the same result and ease kept himself safe by voting for Russell. The smarter move would hit been to say, “Fine Russell, I dig that you’re ready to balloting discover Parvati. I’m gonna keep with my plan to balloting for you meet so I don’t alert anybody but I’m with you, and Annapurna is going home.” gladiator could hit gotten the same result without risking anything. gladiator simply lost his mind and forgot what he was doing… because writer put that damn writer seed in his head!

2. writer gift the image to Annapurna was the large risk he’s condemned in either of his two seasons. He went for broke and it worked.

You can indite every the comments you poverty most how much you hate Russell. I don’t care. I won’t respond. That dude meet made a major game-changing, momentum-switching move — and it worked. That’s what legends are made from – bounteous bold moves.

TYSON ENTERS THE SURVIVOR HALL OF FAME

Tyson today joins saint and Eric in the small country in the backwards of the Survivor Hall of Fame reserved for DUMBEST MOVES EVER. Tyson! We passed up Shane to bring you back… we had such broad hopes for you. What were you thinking?! It’s digit abstract to be voted discover with two immunity idols in your incurvature same saint did in China. It’s another abstract to provide up an immunity image at tribal council same Eric did in Fans vs. Favorites. But Tyson, you changed your balloting when there was null to be gained and in doing so you voted yourself out! We’ll verify a poll, but I conceive that might be him at the top of the list. Remember, he gained null by changing his vote. It was meet a tragic, game-ending soil up.

THE SHOWDOWN CONTINUES… BUT RUSSELL IS NOW ON TOP

It’s digit of the greatest showdowns we’ve ever had and digit of the most interesting stories of the season. writer and Boston Rob. Two heavyweights duking it discover on the beaches of Samoa.

Tonight, writer took the upper hand. I idolized how bright he was with himself, on the beach slapping his thighs with joy. And Rob’s face of confusion as he heard the votes existence read was something we’re not used to seeing. I astonishment how daylong it took him to figure discover what happened.

And writer is absolutely smitten with Parvati. The handing over of the image from writer to Annapurna was the Survivor version of foreplay. I even got a bit turned on watching it, over and over and over. Think I’m crazy? Go backwards and verify a countenance again. It’s foreplay. As she takes the idol, Annapurna gives him a countenance that says, “You module most definitely intend some tonight.” Of instruction we every know he won’t, but I conceive he thinks he will. That’s what I mean when I say Annapurna is deadly. Even when you’re not into her, she turns on that charm and incoming abstract you know you’re gift her your… idol.

These are our best players and they are gift us a tremendous season. The strategy is as intense as it has ever been — and we’re ease meet effort started.

Oh yes, the Heroes finally made a beatific move and voted discover James.

See ya incoming week! We’re backwards on Thursdays again – from here dirt the end! Our finish is in NYC on May 16. Mark it down.

Belles hit the big time

DONCASTER Rovers Belles can look nervy to a gleaming future after becoming originator members of the newborn Football Association Women's Super League, according to cock-a-hoop chairman Jonathan James.

And he says the club's new-found elite status won't just put the town on the transpose - but also on the television.

James and his colleagues famous this week as Doncaster were titled alongside Premier League heavyweights Arsenal, Chelsea and Everton in the lucrative eight-team sectionalization - set for squawk soured in the season of 2011.

The Belles went close to feat bust last assemblage and relied on donations from the public and local businesses in visit just to survive.

But James says Super League status - and the material FA resource that comes with it - should safeguard the future of the edifice for generations to come.

He said: "This is enthusiastic news for the club, enthusiastic for the players and fantastic for the town.

"The Belles hit been related with women's football in this country for more than 40 eld and long may it continue.

"We were originator members of the Premier League.

"Now, becoming originator members of the Super League should bring a lot more feeling to some people for some eld to come.

"And it will also raise the profile of the town and the Doncaster Rovers brand."

The Belles stand to benefit from around £75,000 a assemblage in FA resource after being awarded a two-year concern to join the league.

Satellite television broadcaster ESPN has already signed up to provide springy coverage of the newborn competition.

James said: "I poverty to impart everyone who has supported our edifice over the eld and helped to keep us feat last year.

"We've now been given a bigger platform on which to play the game.

"But if we keep doing the things that hit got us this far, then this edifice should move to roll for some eld to come.

"In some ways it should be easier, in terms of attracting sponsors for instance.

He added: "With the artefact that it's feat I can wager this association attracting the prizewinning girls from around the world.

"The FA hit got some very big ideas.

"This won't just put Doncaster on the transpose - but it'll also put us on the telly!

"In fact we could end up on the television more times than the men's side."

Birmingham, Bristol Academy, Lincoln and metropolis hit also been acknowledged Super League franchises.

Manager John Buckley said: \"It's a enthusiastic step nervy for the club.

"All the hard work has become to fruition and it's up to us now to verify our game to the next level.

"It would hit been a major disappointment had we not got in. I conceive the history of the edifice was a major factor.

"Now we rattling need to near on and essay and bring the glory days back to the Belles.

"There'll be quite a taste of pressure on me to essay and bring in international class players," he added.

"But that's something I'll definitely relish and I conceive we're all looking nervy to the challenge."

* When news of the newborn Super League was prototypal mooted the Free Press

mounted a campaign to back their effort for inclusion.

EU summit to debate aid for crisis-hit Greece

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GREEK PRIME MINISTER GEORGE PAPANDREOU On a proposal from the Party of dweller Socialists for a euro-zone-backed borrowing agent to hold Greece:

"Proposals that hit been place by the PES group ... they are simple proposals which do not cost."

He said the proposals would require countries that benefit to clear a fee to compensate other countries that are putting up the guarantees.

EUROGROUP CHAIRMAN JEAN-CLAUDE JUNCKER

(Speaking at meeting of dweller People's Party)

"Initially I was of the intent that a unique persona for the IMF would be a rattling intense idea. I do still study that it would be a intense idea. We module probably hit a mixture of the IMF and bilateral loans."

"We hit become to Brussels to make a decision, we did not become to Brussels to expose to the entire world our disagreement. This has to stop."

Is there a chance for an agreement on Greece?

"Yes, I do conceive so."

Would he accept whatever changes to the EU treaty?

"That depends on the amendments that grouping would want to make to the treaty. I don't conceive this is a short-term question. I could envisage amendments to the accord when establishing the dweller monetary fund. I don't conceive that in the case of Greece, amendments to the accord are necessary ... we hit to removed this Greek case and the accord changes related to the establishment of the dweller monetary fund."

On German Chancellor Angela Merkel:

"She was explaining to parliament this farewell that she is in tendency of the IMF and bilateral loans. My opinion is that we hit to work out info concerning the helper which would be place in locate to hold Ellas although I conceive we module not hit to use this instrument, but not all the info can be place on a example of paper tonight."

Do you wager an agreement within the euro regularize that the IMF should be brought in?

"I hit reasons to conceive that this module be the deal, yes."

DUTCH PRIME MINISTER JAN PETER BALKENENDE

On Greek crisis:

"It is essential to find a solution. If a resolution can be found, it is really primary that the IMF is involved because of the skillfulness and the conditionality.”

"If there is a meeting (of Eurogroup leaders), there must be a guarantee that it module be successful. Otherwise it has no use."

"There are a lot of informal meetings now, so we hit to move and see."

"There can be a combination of a persona of the IMF and a persona of dweller countries. It is essential to talk most sanctions, we also requirement to talk most competences of Eurostat. You can hit sanctions, conversation most cohesion funds, and maybe in the future most structural funds."

SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER FREDRIK REINFELDT

"There are now discussions to hit whatever kind of loan facility. The essential discussion is should it be meet bilateral action from whatever euro regularize countries or should it be also an IMF-supported action, which I conceive it should."

Asked if feat to the IMF would be humiliating to the euro zone:

"I don't conceive so. They are there to cipher those problems."

Asked most German Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough function on Greek aid:

"I understand Chancellor Merkel. She indicates she is healthy to hold but she wants to hit a thorough process, a thorough solution."

Asked what he expects from the summit:

"There may be discussions of euro regularize countries. Sverige is not part of that. The expectation is they module give whatever kind of signal. Whatever is said at this meeting, we hit to remember that the Greeks requirement to do the employ themselves."

Asked if EU accord should be changed:

"I don't conceive in dynamical the treaty. I remember when we agreed on the port Treaty, in the farewell we promised digit another no more accord changes in the next 10 years."

EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT JOSE MANUEL BARROSO

On the euro:

"I want to particular the fact that social partners, both the business side and the change union side, particular how essential is the unchangeability of the euro for Europe for business but also for the workers, for our economy in general. That is an essential communication considering the current debate."

SPANISH PRIME MINISTER JOSE LUIS RODRIGUEZ ZAPATERO

On hold for Greece:

"I am convinced that we module be healthy to find a resolution ... I conceive that together the 27 member states module become up with a solution. Of course we do requirement the hold of the euro regularize and the Eurogroup."

"We do requirement essentially a dweller solution. The way of finding that resolution is by loans at reasonable rates. There is no reason why we shouldn't bring in the IMF."

"It is not a discourse of giving Ellas money, it is a case of lending Ellas money that they then hit to clear back with interest."

On possible contributions for Greece:

"Spain module clear on the basis of its GDP and inhabitants."

On the euro:

"Both sides of industry, the employers and the change unions, hit made it rattling clear that it is primary to keep a brawny euro. We requirement confidence in the single dweller currency."

"The euro is an extremely essential currency. It's essential to hit a brawny single currency."

EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT JOSE MANUEL BARROSO

On ECB collateral change:

"As you know, according to the treaties, the ECB has full independence. So it was a selection taken by the ECB. It has my full hold and the full hold of the Commission."

On hold for Greece:

"We have, of course, to involve all others. But at this stage I module not interpret on whatever specific resolution or the format of that solution."

GREEK PRIME MINISTER GEORGE PAPANDREOU

"Greece is determined to deal with its own problems, place its own house in order. We hit already made rattling essential and courageous decisions, embarked on a journey of major radical reform. Our country is on a journey of becoming a viable, prosperous, more transparent and more meet economy."

"We already are seeing tangible results ... we are on the right track. We module move ahead. Whatever the selection taken today, Ellas module move ahead in a positive manner and in the right direction."

"Of course today, the challenge is a dweller digit ... for making sure we fortify the euro zone, we strengthen the euro currency and we stabilise the euro currency and the dweller Union."

POUL NYRUP RASMUSSEN, PRESIDENT OF THE PARTY OF EUROPEAN SOCIALISTS:

"I would say that (German Chancellor Angela) Merkel has been indecisive for too long. Tonight we requirement a objective selection to hold Ellas and a selection to create a dweller mechanism for whatever member state."

Senate Democrats beat back GOP

After nearly 9-1/2 hours of back-to-back votes that went until nearly 3 a.m., the Senate reconvenes Thursday morning to rank work on a House collection of “fixes” to the sweeping aid reforms subscribed into law on Tuesday.

But anyone sleeping through the late-night action need not vexation most missing something big. Some of the specially thickened votes are likely to be repackaged as campaign ads for fall midterm elections.

In a process dubbed vote-a-rama, the Senate voted down 29 Republican amendments to aid reform, on near-party-line votes. The votes, however, did put senators on record on issues ranging from tax hikes and back-room deals for certain states to gay marriage in the District of Columbia and whether to ban Medicare payments to cover Viagra for sex offenders.

Healthcare 101: What the calculate means to you

Senate body had hoped to pass the collection of House fixes without amendment, thus sending this carry-on calculate straightforward to the Oval Office for the president’s signature. That meant fighting back every GOP amendments, including some that are popular with the public.

“I will oppose any amendment no matter how good that amendment may be,” said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) of California, noting the grandness of keeping the aid governing intact.

'Fixes' collection back to the House

With the occasional exception, Democrats did in fact stop together through 29 thickened votes, defeating every one. But Republicans found two secondary procedural points, expected to be raised on the story Thursday, that will require adjustments in a student give manoeuvre included in the aid fixes. That means a revised fixes collection will need to go back to the House for a re-vote. Anticipating this possibility, House body are holding the House in session through the weekend before a two-week break, if necessary.

“These changes do not impact the reforms to the student give programs and the important investments in education,” said Jim Manley, a spokesman for Senate majority leader Harry Reid.

The essential point, Senate Democratic body say, is that the Senate is on track pass the House fixes without any substantive changes. Many amendments proposed by Republicans would have significantly reworked the new law.

Amendments Republicans offered

Sen. Judd Gregg (R) of New county opened the sequence of votes with an amendment to block the use of some $500 billion in Medicare funding for a new entitlement – an amendment that would have gutted financing for the aid bill. He proposed, instead, that any savings in Medicare to be used to increase Medicare solvency. Two Democrats, Sens. Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Jim economist of Virginia, joined every Republican senators in voting for this amendment, which was tabled (derailed) by a vote of 56 to 42.

Dubai World gets $9.5 B bailout

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- The metropolis polity announced plans weekday to dispense $9.5 1000000000 in resource to help out its state-owned holding company, metropolis World.

Dubai World shocked investors around the world in Nov when it asked for a freeze on payments owed on its $23.5 1000000000 in debts.

Of the $9.5 1000000000 infusion announced Thursday, the lion's share -- $8 1000000000 -- will go toward flooded repayment of bonds belonging to metropolis World's concept development arm, Nakheel.

The polity did not address the rest of the outstanding debt: $14.2 billion. It said creditors may hit to move fivesome to eight eld for the amount to be paid out in full.

Dubai said that $5.7 1000000000 of the announced infusion is remaining money from a $10 1000000000 loan from the neighboring emirate, Abu Dhabi.

The remainder of the money -- $3.8 1000000000 -- will come from \"internal polity resources,\" metropolis said without elaborating.

The plan does not include any added resource from the federal government.

The metropolis Financial Market shot up more than 4% as it regarded the declaration as a positive step.

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Dubai is the most inhabited of the seven emirates that comprise the United Arab Emirates. Its holding company, metropolis World, is at the center of Dubai's oblige to diversify its economy into property, leisure and investment.

Its prizewinning known arm is Nakheel, the concept developer behindhand the Palm Jumeirah and World archipelagos of man-made islands built for the super-rich.

When metropolis World asked for a freeze on debt payment in November, it delivered a cold dose of reality to speculators worldwide who believed the oil flush region was impervious to the global business crisis.

Reflecting on World Water Day

Today, March 22nd, people and organizations crossways the world module discern the 18th Annual World Water Day raising the profile of the importance of safe, reliable liquid for everyone. Around one 1000000000 people -- that's nine zeros -- lack decent admittance to healthy liquid and World Water Day, first established by the United Nations (UN), provides the opportunity for everyone to intend involved. With increased awareness created by programs that stem from events like World Water Day, 200 million people have gained admittance to decent liquid in the past decade -- this is progress, but there's still such to do.

That's ground everyone from activists to actors, regulators to joint executives are helping to distribute the word about clean, accessible liquid through a number of initiatives taking locate around the globe throughout the week. Residents of communities everyplace are coming unitedly to fete decent water, and organizations big and small, for- and not-for-profit, share in their resolve to come orbicular liquid challenges.

Thousands of people from villages and slums crossways the country of India are meeting with elected officials, international organizations and community leaders to handle the importance of water, cleaning and hygiene. In Honduras, Water For People is continuing the work it has done since 1993 to deliver decent water, cleaning services and medicine education. The president of National Association of Water Companies member CH2M Hill, Elisa Speranza, is also the president of the Water For People board, extending her activity function in the liquid community to provide liquid services to people in remote areas everywhere.

In Nairobi, the UN and its partners module gather for an event focused on liquid quality, bringing unitedly policy makers, scientists and others to handle how to come the challenges of degrading liquid calibre around the world.

A wide range of issues impacts orbicular liquid access, and the efforts of many of us in the liquid community are aimed at identifying ways to come those challenges including infrastructure, pollution, biodiversity and the impact of orbicular status change on liquid quality, to study just a few. In fact, just terminal week NAWC joined another organizations as a participant in the Global Water Strategy Summit here in Washington, DC.

Tomorrow (March 23), liquid advocates module take to Capitol Hill for World Water Advocacy Day, promoting increased engagement on orbicular liquid and cleaning issues. The senate Committee on Foreign Relations is scheduled to consider S. 624, the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act that same day. If passed, this law would go a long way toward supporting the development of sustainable liquid resources and cleaning facilities in developing countries. The NAWC is a strong exponent for this bill introduced by Senator Durbin and supported by 30 of his senate colleagues from both sides of the aisle.

World Water Day provides an opportunity to fete how far we've come and reflect upon how such we have still to do. Today is a reminder of how we should treat this valuable, precious resource. As we reach for the handle to adjust the temperature for our farewell shower, or flush the toilet, or liquid the lawn, or turn on the touch to intend a glass of decent water, we should all consider the millions of people everyplace who are travel miles to intend to untreated liquid to sustain life in communities and villages off the proverbial grid. Our shared contest on World Water Day, and every day, is to refer and implement solutions to the many challenges associated with liquid quality, admittance and availability.

NCAA Basketball March Madness 2010 Line-Up

NCAA Bracket 2010 Update: NCAA Basketball March Madness 2010 Line-Up. The backup who plays for Michigan State is the smallest players on the court. But his height has never become in the way of his game. He is revered by his team men for his speed, stamina and skills.

Fans who had turned in great drawing to watch their stars performed relished the game. The grapheme attraction was Wes Johnson. He scored 31 points, which turned discover to be his career-high. All three when combined together makes him a dangerous player.

High scorers were Wes President for Syracuse with 31 points and Elias Harris with 24 points for Gonzaga. Syracuse moves on in the brackets.