Three takeaways from Syracuse’s 62-46 loss to Houston

The Syracuse Orange looked for a way past the Houston Cougars in the Sweet 16. However, Houston shut down the Orange with stellar defense as Syracuse couldn’t generate any offensive rhythm. The Cougars did just enough on offense to send the Orange home with a 62-46 loss. Syracuse shot 28% from the floor and 21.7% from three.

Here’s our three takeaways from the season-ending defeat:

Stuck like glue

Houston came in with a simple game plan: stick DeJon Jarreau on Buddy Boeheim and let him go to work.