Columbus, Ohio — After having a week off since its last basketball game, the Syracuse Orange hit the road to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. It was tough sledding for SU early and the team had to navigate foul trouble, but ultimately Syracuse won with its defense down the stretch and made 11 threes to win 72-62.
Syracuse dug itself into an early 9-2 hole, but was able to climb out thanks to some solid shooting from deep. The Orange have struggled to shoot this season, but that wasn’t on display in the first half as both Elijah Hughes and Marek Dolezaj knocked down a pair each.