Arinze Onuaku #21 of the Syracuse Orange lays on the floor after being injured as teammate Scoop Jardine #11 looks on against the Georgetown Hoyas during the quarterfinal of the 2010 NCAA Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 11, 2010 in New York City. (Getty Images)more pics »Sad day today for 'Cuse fans, as Georgetown blew past the Orange in the Big East tourney today, winning 91-84. Even worse, center Arinze Onuaku went down with a knee injury, casting a serious shadow over Syracuse's hopes for March Madness glory.

Injured center Arinze Onuaku is helped off the court. (Getty images)
The injury occured with 5:07 left in the game, after Onuaku went up and then came back down akwardly. He lay on the court for several minutes, before being helped off the court.

Onuaku came into the game averaging 10.7 points per game, and pulling don 5.6 rebounds.

The big man was a big part of Syracuse's game plan, and until more is known about the extent of his injury, the team's future has suddenly become a big question mark.

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