Sometimes it ain’t your night. When Judah Mintz, who shoots 19% from three, and Jesse Edwards, who hasn’t made a three all year, both hit end-of-shot-clock dagger threes, that’s usually a sign.
State played poorly at Syracuse, no doubt. I don’t know that Syracuse played much better, but the Orange hit enough big shots to eek out a three-point win at home. It’s hard enough to win on the road already. A 9/33 effort from three just makes it that much harder. That’s a lot of missed shots.
DJ Burns was State’s best player. He had 15 points on 7/10 shooting to go with four assists, but two very poor foul calls sidelined him for most of the second half.