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Syracuse forward Benny Williams to miss remainder of season with lower-body injury

Syracuse forward Benny Williams to miss remainder of season with lower-body injury

It just keeps getting worse for the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team.

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The team announced Thursday that freshman forward Benny Williams will miss the remainder of the season with a lower-body injury that he suffered in Monday’s overtime loss to North Carolina.

Syracuse is already without center Jesse Edwards (broken wrist) and guard Symir Torrence (concussion).

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Williams averaged 1.9 points and 1.4 rebounds in 29 games played this season. He had a career-high 14 points against Duke last weekend.

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Syracuse hosts Miami on Saturday in the season finale. Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.