Five takeaways from Syracuse’s 67-56 win over Boston College

Mark Konezny-USA TODAY SportsThe Syracuse Orange bounced back after its loss to Florida State earlier in the week to win 67-56 over Boston College on Saturday. The win moves Syracuse to 17-7 overall and 8-3 in the conference. The Eagles were without freshman Wynston Tabbs for the fifth straight game and Ky Bowman came off the bench today for violating team rules, but he made things interesting down the stretch.

Still, Syracuse did enough to keep the Eagles at bay and avoided the scare to earn the win.

Not so bubblicious Orange

In years of recent past, these were the sorts of games that on-the-bubble Syracuse would have dropped. The Orange swept both Pittsburgh and Boston College for the first…