After coasting through the likes of Colgate, Holy Cross, Monmouth and South Carolina State while averaging 86 points per game, the Syracuse basketball team got throttled by a tough, defensive-minded South Carolina squad in what should serve as a wake-up call.
South Carolina hit five-of-six from the line, pushing their lead to 14, then added a bucket for a 16-point stranglehold with 1:25 left, and cruised to the final horn.