Syracuse, N.Y. -- Coming off its first loss of the season, Syracuse's basketball team plays Connecticut Tuesday at approximately 9 p.m. in Madison Square Garden. The game is the second in the Jimmy V Classic; the 7 p.m. opener pits Gonzaga vs. Villanova.
Syracuse struggled to make perimeter shots for the third straight game in its loss to Kansas. The Orange is now converting 27.7 percent of its 3-point attempts on the season. Can Syracuse successfully drive the ball on the Huskies, who no longer possess a long, looming shot-blocker?
Connecticut has eked out overtime wins in its two most recent games against Columbia and Monmouth and sits at 6-2.