In the first half against North Carolina on Tuesday, there was no Syracuse Orange player more important than Elijah Hughes.
The redshirt sophomore scored 15 points on five three-pointers while pacing an offense that came out blistering despite some foul trouble and its typically methodical pace. The second half was the other side of that coin, where he didn’t hit a shot and failed to score any more points. That led to Tyus Battle filing a familiar role as lone offensive talent and source of scoring.
After the game, the Daily Orange dove into this a bit more, talking to Hughes, teammates and Jim Boeheim about the streaky nature of it all.