Syracuse basketball put up a solid effort but ultimately wasn’t able to overcome the loss of their leading scorer Elijah Hughes vs NC State losing 79-74.
Early in this game Syracuse basketball’s leading scorer, Elijah Hughes was taken out of the game. His thigh was heavily wrapped and he had an ice pack near his groin area.
The official update during the game from Syracuse’s SID Pete Moore labeled it a “lower-body” injury for Elijah Hughes and that his status would be updated when necessary.
When Hughes exited the game this Syracuse team looked stunned and couldn’t process what just happened.