Syracuse men’s basketball: Takeaways from Syracuse’s final exhibition win over Niagara
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Syracuse finished up an unremarkable three-game exhibition slate with a 71-58 win over Niagara in Buffalo on Saturday. The Orange nearly gave up a 17-point lead, as Niagara cut it all the way down to four in the second half, but Syracuse had too much in the final minutes. SU still played without Aiden Tobiason, the Temple transfer who will be one of the most important pieces on the roster. He injured his hamstring in the first exhibition against UConn. Here are a few takeaways from the game. Why didn't Sadiq play? White played just eight minutes, scoring four points on 2-for-5 from the field. "It was game flow," McNamara said of why he didn't go back in the game. "He hasn't had any rhythm, and I'm going to put him in a couple possession game? It was just one of those things where he didn't find the rhythm." There's also one other big dangling matzo ball with White's…
