The Syracuse Orange aren’t a great three-point shooting team, but hitting those shots from outside has also been key to some of the biggest wins of the season. Opponents clamping down on outside shooting has been key to Elijah Hughes’s recent struggles, and part of what’s caused SU to score fewer than 70 points in four straight games now.
Louisville’s aware of this, of course, and will no doubt be looking to limit Syracuse in the same way on Wednesday. The Cardinals are also among the best three-point shooting teams in the ACC, and hope to use that aspect of their game to extend the zone and potentially exploit some space inside.