Boston College

In his return, Benny Williams saw over six minutes of action but he didn’t see the floor in the second half.

Jesse Edwards’ effort capped off a career-best night with a personal-best 27 points while grabbing seven rebounds and blocking four shots.

Taylor played the last 13:16 of the game, connecting on two treys when the Orange made their move to take control of the game.

Like a horror movie bad guy, Boston College kept coming back, but Syracuse had one last run in them to win.

Syracuse turned a 2-point deficit early in the second half into a relatively easy win as the Orange closed the book on 2022.

Over the past four games, Syracuse basketball has been mired in a troubling trend of slow starts in the first half.