Brent Axe recaps Syracuse basketball's 86-72 loss to Clemson on Wednesday night.

SU's first-half struggles continued at Clemson as the Tigers out-scored SU 28-10 in the last 10 minutes of the 2nd half.

Clemson also dominated points in the paint (40-20) and points off turnovers (19-4). 

The 14-point loss was SU's sixth double-digit defeat of the 2024-25 season. 

JJ Starling was one of the lone bright spots for the Orange with 25 points but Brent describes how SU needs more balance on offense and more movement on offense to generate more points. 

Brent also got amazing feedback from Syracuse Sports Insiders on SU’s loss to Clemson. 

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