The Syracuse Orange let a great opportunity slip away against Miami Hurricanes. After overcoming another slow start, Syracuse found their footing and played tough, poised basketball for the middle twenty minutes.
We saw Jim Boeheim go 9 players deep in the first half as Syracuse rebounded Miami’s misses and didn’t commit turnovers. This kept the Hurricanes from getting out in transition as much as they prefer to do.
Unfortunately the pressure Miami exerted finally broke the Orange over the final 10 minutes of the game, a pattern we’ve seen before when these two teams play.