Jim Stechschulte, Author at The Juice Online

Visiting No. 6 Duke on Saturday, Syracuse came out flat and paid the price in a deflating loss to drop them to 9-10.

Syracuse is welcoming a new two-man show to town and, with any luck, it will be a long, exciting, successful run.

Joe Girard III snapped out of his shooting slump early, hitting his first three shots of the game, including a pair of treys.

Tuesday night, Syracuse got just enough stops in the second half to defeat Clemson at home, 91-78, for their second win in three games.

Torrence had arguably his best game of the season and certainly his best half of the campaign with four second half points and assists.

Down one, Syracuse was able to get a stop in the final minute, but they could not get a score to take the lead.

Syracuse snapped a three-game losing streak, downing Pitt, 77-61. Here are some quick thoughts on the game: With both teams

Buddy Boeheim hit five three-pointers as he poured in a game-high 24 points, including a dozen in four minutes and change in the first half.

Buddy Boeheim is yet to shoot better than 43.5 percent from the field in a game against a major conference opponent.

Once again, Syracuse could not hold onto an early lead, eventually dropping a 77-74 game in overtime at Wake Forest on Saturday.