With about eight minutes remaining in the first half of Saturday’s contest at Notre Dame, Syracuse Orange senior point guard Frank Howard checked back into the game for freshman stud Jalen Carey at the one. They both slapped hands so loud that the clap could be heard in the upper level of the Joyce Center.
It was as if Howard was saying good job and as if Carey was passing the figurative point guard baton back to Howard. The senior point guard struggled out of the gate with two missed shots and two turnovers and Notre Dame rushed out to a 10-point lead.