Yet again, a case of so close yet somehow still so far.
After trailing multiple times against the #6 Virginia Cavaliers (17-3, 9-2) at home Monday night, the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team (13-10, 6-6) managed to tie the contest with a little over four minutes left to go.
And then, as with its recent string of close battles, the Orange fell short due to struggles at the foul line and timely shots from a tough Virginia squad.
It was a tale of two halves, as both teams shot above 60% from the field in the first 20 minutes but then fell below 35% in the last 20 minutes.