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Four takeaways from Syracuse basketball’s loss to Florida State

The Syracuse Orange fell to 16-7 and 7-3 in conference play after losing to Florida State at home on Tuesday night by a final score of 80-62. The loss drops Syracuse to seventh place in the conference and the Orange will look to bounce back at home this Saturday against Boston College.

Before turning the page, here are our takeaways from the Florida State loss.

Erratic game of runs

Syracuse jumped out to a quick 7-6 lead and after that juncture the Orange would trail the rest of the way. Florida State ran out its largest lead of the night at 36-14 in the first half, but Syracuse made a run and cut the Seminole lead to just eight before the break.