That evening , Syracuse University went on with a basketball game just hours after the attack , for which it was severely criticized . The conduct of university officials in making the decision was also brought to the attention of the NCAA . The day after the bombing , the university 's chancellor , Melvin A. Eggers , said on nationwide television that he should have cancelled the event . After the attacks on September 11 , 2001 , the NCAA left it up to the conferences to decide what to do about their sports events ; many cancelled them . The bombing of Flight 103 was the deadliest terrorist attack against the United States prior to the attacks on September 11 , 2001
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