Three takeaways from Syracuse’s 96-76 loss to Pittsburgh

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team has now lost three of its last four games, falling on the road to the Pittsburgh Panthers by a final score of 96-76 on Saturday afternoon.

The 2-3 zone struggled mightily as the Orange allowed Pittsburgh to crack 90 points for the first time all season. Syracuse surrendered a five point halftime lead only to lose by 20, the largest margin of defeat for SU this year.

The Orange failed to get stops and once again had a difficult time rebounding the ball, allowing the Panthers to score 18 second chance points. Pittsburgh won the battle on the glass 47-35. Jim Boeheim said it was among the worst defense the Orange have…