While all of his other numbers have remained mostly the same, Lydon was looked at as a player to pick up the offensive slack for Trevor Cooney, Malachi Richardson and Michael Gbinije, departed stalwarts from last year’s Final Four team.
On a night when points were at an absolute premium, Syracuse gave up an 11-point second half lead, including permitting 14 straight points, en route to losing to Connecticut at Madison Square Garden in New York City, 52-50.
Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim was reluctant to congratulate Coleman on his scoring, instead focusing on where he—along with the guards in his unit—can improve: rebounding, in particular.
Wisconsin beat Syracuse in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge for the second straight year Tuesday night in Madison, Wisc. It was Syracuse’s second straight defeat.