Frank Howard’s final turnover in the Syracuse Orange’s 80-62 loss happened in the worst spot, right in front of his coach. It wasn’t a far walk to the bench from there.
He opened the half fouling Phil Cofer on an off-balance shot and already turned the ball over less than one minute earlier. Those mistakes stalled momentum after Syracuse pulled from down 21 points in the first half to within eight.
“He couldn’t make it,” Boeheim said describing Cofer’s shot. “It was an off-balance jump shot and (Howard) fouled it .