Game 1 of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational was a grind between the Syracuse Orange and Tennessee Volunteers. Despite sticking with the #7 team in the country for over 30 minutes, SU fell too far behind late, dropping the opening contest of the tournament 73-56.
There are some positives from today’s performance, as well as areas Syracuse needs to improve on throughout the season. I’ll start with the good stuff:
Fighting for the Orange (Standard)
I’ll give Red a lot of credit for getting his team motivated. Most people (myself included) pictured a blowout on this Monday afternoon.