After its 68-54 loss to Iowa (6-2) Tuesday night, Syracuse (4-4, 0-1 Atlantic Coast) has now lost three-straight games following a 4-1 start to its season. Elijah Hughes scored a season-low 10 points on 3-of-13 shooting and the Orange trailed by as many as 19 in the game that secured their worst start to a season under Jim Boeheim.
Syracuse still remains winless against high-major opponents this season, and plays its second conference game of the season on Saturday at Georgia Tech.
Here are the best shots from SU’s loss.
Elijah Hughes scored a season-low 10 points against the Hawkeyes on only 3-of-13 shooting.
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Joe Girard III led the Orange with four assists, his lowest total since Nov. 20 against Cornell.
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Iowa's defense smothered Marek Dolezaj and the Syracuse offense, holding it to a 36.5% shooting percentage from the field.
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Girard went 0-for-4 on 3-pointers against Iowa, making him 3-for-19 over the last four games.
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Syracuse trailed by as many as 19 in the second half, as its offense sputtered to a 9-for-25 field goal percentage in the second half.
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Quincey Guerrier scored four points off the bench for the Orange, two of which came on this dunk.
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Iowa out-rebounded the Orange 37-36 for the game, but Syracuse led the category after the first half.
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Despite picking up three fouls in the first half, Dolezaj played 29 minutes for the Orange on Tuesday.
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Syracuse is now 2-2 in the ACC/Big 10 Challenges over the last four years.
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Bourama Sidibe shot 75% from the field, the sixth game this season he's made more than half his shots.
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Iowa guard Jordan Bohannon played the second-most minutes of every player (37) and scored 17 points.
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Hughes played the entire game for the Orange and took their most shots, but struggled to spark SU's offense like he had in previous games.
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Buddy Boeheim shot only 2-for-10 from the field, the second time in three games he only made two shots.
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Hughes and the Orange scored 26 points in the paint, and only shot 21 3-pointers in the entire game.
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Iowa's defense forced 16 turnovers and scored 14 points off of them.
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Sidibe led the Orange with eight rebounds, his fourth-highest on the season.
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Tuesday was an opportunity for the Orange to pick up a résumé-building win for the NCAA Tournament, but the Orange now stand at .500.
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Despite his low shooting percentage, Hughes shot 60% from behind the 3-point arc.
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Syracuse's 4-4 start is the worst in Jim Boeheim's 44-year tenure.
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By the second half's closing minutes, most fans had already exited the Carrier Dome as Syracuse neared another loss against a high-major opponent.
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The Orange now travel to McCamish Pavilion on Saturday to play its second nonconference game of the season against Georgia Tech.
Elizabeth Billman | Asst. Photo EditorPublished on December 3, 2019 at 11:15 pm
