(Dennis Nett)
Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse coaches Mike Hopkins and Adrian Autry issued a challenge.
Hopkins presented Tyler Roberson with a physical test Saturday morning, soon after Syracuse players arrived in the Carrier Dome for their matchup with Cornell. Get 15 rebounds, Syracuse's interim coach asked of his junior forward. Make your impact on the backboards.
When it was finished, after SU disposed of the Big Red 67-46 inside the Dome, Roberson fell three rebounds short of that goal. But 15 points and 12 rebounds? Roberson seemed satisfied with his effort.