The game needed overtime, but ultimately the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team fell by a final score of 77-74 against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. The Orange have now lost three straight, falling to 7-8 on the season and 1-3 in ACC play.
GAME RECAP LINKS:
- Wake Forest 77, Syracuse 74 (OT): Orange fall in extra time (NunesMagician.com)
- Orange Upset Bid Thwarted In OT (Cuse.com)
- Syracuse unable to make big plays, falls short to Wake Forest, 77-74, in OT (Syracuse.com)
- Observations from Syracuse’s overtime loss to Wake Forest (DailyOrange.com)
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:
JIM BOEHEIM’S POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE:
MEDIA:
Fought hard but came up short on the road.
3-straight Dome games up next. pic.twitter.com/PpDA6EKGmp
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) January 8, 2022
It's over in Winston-Salem. Wake Forest 77, Syracuse 74 in overtime. An off-balance 3-pointer by Buddy Boeheim falls off target. Syracuse falls to 7-8. Jimmy Boeheim leads SU with 21 points. pic.twitter.com/nuVbN3OZ95
— Brent Axe (@BrentAxeMedia) January 8, 2022
1,000 collegiate points for @jimmyb_23 after that last bucket! pic.twitter.com/PcoQUNKySf
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) January 8, 2022
GAME PREVIEW:
Syracuse (7-7 overall, 1-2 ACC) closes out its stretch in the south against Wake Forest (12-3 overall, 2-2 ACC) on Saturday afternoon. Tip time is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. in LJVM Coliseum.
Saturday’s contest will be the 11th Syracuse-Wake Forest pairing. Syracuse has lost only one of the 10 games so far. The Orange are on a four-game winning streak in games with Wake Forest. The most recent encounter went to the Orange, 75-73, in February of 2020.
GAME PREVIEW LINKS:
- ORANGE SET FOR DEMON DEACONS DUEL (Cuse.com)
- Opponent Preview: What to know about Wake Forest (DailyOrange.com)
- Syracuse vs. Wake Forest: TV/streaming, time, odds, history & more (NunesMagician.com)
- Beat writers split on whether SU can snap losing streak against Wake Forest (DailyOrange.com)
MEDIA:
The starting 5 at Wake Forest:
? @JG3_____
? @Buddy_Boeheim35
? @coleswider21
? @jimmyb_23
? Jesse Edwards pic.twitter.com/A9FYITNx9Y— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) January 8, 2022
Today's stage.
2 PM, YES Network pic.twitter.com/pXrp0fCMSr
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) January 8, 2022
It's Game Day‼️ ? pic.twitter.com/S1diPPBYxI
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) January 8, 2022
? Winston-Salem pic.twitter.com/jlnOjBLw94
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) January 7, 2022
Focused on the next challenge. ?✊ pic.twitter.com/E3bdgFk4nu
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) January 7, 2022
Kyle leads sports coverage and hosts the Concrete Jungle podcast. Have a lead or question? Send it to [email protected].