The Syracuse Orange faced their first ACC Challenger of the year this - the University of Virginia - but were unable to stop Hoos’ Head Coach Tony Bennett from moving to 15-0 in ACC Openers, as UVA cruised to an 84-62 win. ‘Cuse drops to 5-3 on the season, with all three losses coming away from Dome.
Naheem McLeod one the opening tip as usual and after both sides missed their first shots, he slammed down a lob pass for the opening points. Then Chris Bell followed it up by setting his feet and swishing a three to beat the shot clock.