We don’t need to go over the fact that the Syracuse Orange lost to the UConn Huskies at Madison Square Garden on Monday. If you’ve spent any time on the internet since that ugly 52-50 defeat, you’ve been reminded of it plenty.
But it’s worth noting that Syracuse has been struggling in New York City -- its “home away from home” -- of late. The Orange have lost four straight in the five boroughs, including two this year (UConn at MSG and South Carolina at Barclays). Going back a bit further, they’re 2-5 in their last seven downstate games.