(AP) -- The best men's basketball team Virginia has put on the court in more than 30 years was rolling, completely dominating Syracuse. A berth in the Final Four seemed like a done deal.

And then, it slipped through the Cavaliers' grasp. Top-seeded Virginia was out.

"I think it's difficult because of the situation we were in, how close we were to grabbing something that (has been) all of our goals since the day we walked through the door at Virginia and for most of us since we were little kids," reserve center Mike Tobey said. "It's just really tough right now that it's over, that the season's over, for me that my career is over.