The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team (3-4) was unable to snap their skid on Tuesday night as they fell to the Illinois Fighting Illini (6-1), 73-44, at the State Farm Center.
Syracuse trailed by seven at the half but couldn’t get much going on offense as they were outscored 43-21 in the second half.
Jesse Edwards fouled out with just under four minutes remaining in regulation, and shortly after that, Benny Williams received a double technical and was ejected.
Edwards finished one point shy of a double-double as he netted nine points and grabbed 17 rebounds. Judah Mintz also finished with nine points, while Williams and Chris Bell added eight.
Read more about the game below…
GAME RECAP LINKS:
- Illinois 73, Syracuse 44: Orange offense freezes over (NunesMagician.com)
- Orange Lose To #16 Illini In Low Scoring Battle (Cuse.com)
- Syracuse Struggles Offensively, Falls at #16 Illinois (SI.com)
- No. 16 Illinois blows out Syracuse 73-44 in ACC/Big Ten Challenge (final score, recap) (Syracuse.com)
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