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Don’t Be Fooled By Saturday’s Loss, Syracuse Basketball is Back

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The 2017 Syracuse basketball squad is much tougher than most teams we’ve seen under Jim Boeheim. What separates them from other Orange teams under Boeheim is that this team rebounds the basketball consistently, and shows no quit. Saturday night was the latest example of that.

Had Syracuse hit their shots last night, they would have beat Kansas, it is that simple. The Orange shot just 32% (18/56) from the field, while Kansas converted an efficient 49% (27/55) of their shots.

Despite allowing 76 points, Syracuse’ defense played well last night. The Jayhawks entered the contest shooting 45% from three-point land, and the Orange limited them to 36% (11/31).