Bourama Sidibe and Marek Dolezaj flew in like Batman and Robin for the Syracuse Orange. First Dolezaj, to the left of the basket facing the student section, to get a fingertip on a layup attempt by Shelton Mitchell. Sidibe followed to his right, stuffing David Skara’s futile put-back try.
Sidibe sent three shots flying in the most active performance of his sophomore season. Largely hidden behind Paschal Chukwu and chronic knee limitations that plagued his rookie year and lingered into the beginning of 2018-19, the key ingredient to his game has emerged: freedom of movement.