Ouch. That one hurts.
NC State met Syracuse on a day when Syracuse just wasn’t going to lose. The Orange played as complete a game as I’ve seen in the ACC all season. And it wasn’t just the fact that their players were knocking down shots (they shot 57% from the floor and 48% from 3) , it was a masterful job of coaching by Jim Boeheim.
Syracuse adjusted their zone, and it paid off
We broke down, in detail, how NC State had been very successful scoring against the Syracuse zone. They were attacking from the short corner and by getting the ball to the high post.