With the momentum of back-to-back wins under their wings, the Syracuse men’s basketball team battled against Louisville, but could not contain the Cardinals in the second half. The Orange dropping its fourth ACC game,

As for the Orange, year two under head coach Adrian "Red" Autry isn't off to a great start. Syracuse is 0-8 against teams in the KenPom top-100, losing those games by an average margin of 12.1 points. Though they do head into their matchup with Louisville having won their last two against Georgia Tech and Boston College.