Syracuse basketball loses to Georgia Tech 71-65 (Brent Axe recap)
If you want to blame Doug Shows for Syracuse’s 71-65 loss to Georgia Tech on Sunday night, then have at it. Snows made the questionable illegal screen call on Tyler Roberson with :16 to go that popped the Orange comeback attempt and put a dent in its NCAA Tournament bubble.
I wasn’t a fan of that call but will list other faults from this game above it as reasons Syracuse lost. As valiant as the Orange are in these comeback bids, they can’t keep digging these holes game-after-game and expect to climb out with a win each time. Georgia Tech’s 26-6 run will stand out more than a referee’s whistle to me. John Gillon and Tyler Lydon combining for 14 points hurt the Orange more than a screen call that…