Overview
- Nate Kingz scored a season-high 28 points and JJ Starling added 21, helping Syracuse end a four-game losing streak.
- Syracuse shot 57% from the field and 40% from three with 21 assists on 32 made baskets, reflecting sharper ball movement.
- Coach Adrian Autry and Freeman said the benching was strategic rather than injury-related, with freshman Sadiq White starting instead.
- Point guard Naithan George posted 10 assists with zero turnovers, and William Kyle III contributed 10 points and eight rebounds.
- Notre Dame freshman Jalen Haralson had a career-high 26 points in the loss as the Irish fell to 11-11, with Syracuse now visiting North Carolina on Monday before Virginia.