This is a huge game and State can win it.
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SFN Sunday Update
This best sums up what we saw (WRAL):
“Not to say that we’re arrogant, but we’re No. 1 in the country for a reason,” the senior said. “Going into someone else’s home, it’s always going to be tough. Like I said, we held our composure — that’s what I took out of this game.”
The short version: State played hard and at times, extremely well, but wholly inconsistent.
State led 29-23 with 8:16 remaining in the first half before Syracuse turned into the nation’s top-ranked team and ended the half on a 24-4 run for a 47-33 halftime lead. State opened the second half on a 17-3 run and by the first TV timeout had tied the game at 50 and then kept it close until just before the under-eight TV timeout, when Syracuse capitalized on a string of about a half-dozen turnovers to push the lead to 10, and then extended it over the final minutes.
Box Score (ESPN)
State fell to 6-4 on the season, and will be at St. Bonaventure Tuesday, 7pm.
