With 11:47 remaining in the second half, Syracuse led UCONN 40-39, but over the next five minutes or so, Connecticut went on a 16-6 run to take a nine point lead that they never relinquished.
And as long as James is able to knock down open three pointers with some consistency, opposing defenses will be forced to stretch themselves out to the perimeter, which opens up passing lanes for MCW that simply didn’t exist in Southerland’s absence.