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Cole Swider steps up in Syracuse win over Wake Forest: ‘I still believe in this team’

The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team cruised past the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 94-72 in Saturday’s matchup in large part due to the play of Buddy Boeheim and the shot-making of Cole Swider.

Swider finished the night with 18 points on an efficient 8-11 shooting, including 2-2 from outside, to go with four rebounds. He was just three points off his career-high, a 21 point effort over Cornell. Jim Boeheim said it was the best the Villanova transfer has played at Syracuse.

“He got to his spot. He made the turnaround,” The head coach said.