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Three takeaways from Syracuse’s 89-68 loss to Auburn

On the plus side, Jesse Edwards has shown he’s good at basketball.

On the other side, not much went well for Syracuse today.

The Syracuse Orange looked to close out the Battle 4 Atlantis strong, taking on a top-20 team in the Auburn Tigers. However, the Tigers locked down defensively and overcame a shaky offense start to blow out the Orange 89-68. Syracuse finished its trip to the Bahamas 1-2, and fans left the tournament with more questions than answers about this season’s Orange squad.

Here’s our takeaways from the Orange’s third loss of the season:

The blueprint is there to defend Syracuse

The Battle 4 Atlantis, not just today’s game against Auburn, was a clear blueprint on how to defend Syracuse and make the Orange uncomfortable.