Syracuse men’s basketball: Three takeaways from the Orange’s 73-66 loss to #11 Virginia

Despite cutting a 23-point deficit down to as low as seven points, the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team (10-6, 3-2) simply ran out of time and opportunity on the road against the #11 Virginia Cavaliers (11-3, 3-2) in a 73-66 loss. After winning seven of its last eight games, the Orange are back in the loss column in what turned out to be an overall head-scratching performance by the Orange.

Here are some takeaways from Syracuse’s seven-point loss to #11 Virginia on the road.

Takeaway #1: We’ve been down this road before

As we have grown accustomed to so far this season, Syracuse got off to a slow start right from tip-off, trailing 13-5 in the opening minutes and then by as much as 17 points (35-18) at one point in the first half.