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Syracuse basketball, with win at UVA, would see Big Dance metrics soar

Syracuse basketball (Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports)

Heading into its home affair against No. 16 Virginia this past Saturday afternoon, Syracuse basketball possessed a somewhat pedestrian resume as it pertains to a possible 2021 NCAA Tournament berth, according to national pundits.

A pasting of the Hokies by the Orange is certainly changing some of the conversation in a more positive direction for the ‘Cuse (9-4, 3-3), which has now blasted its two most recent Atlantic Coast Conference foes while displaying a much better defensive output.

This statistic is pretty crazy. On Jan.