Syracuse’s exhibition win felt more like a loss: ‘We got punked’

- Orange Basketball
- Updated: Oct. 30, 2025, 6:12 p.m.
- Published: Oct. 30, 2025, 6:00 a.m.
Syracuse center Akir Souare battles Pace guard Nathan Robertson for a loose ball in Wednesday’s exhibition game at the JMA Wireless Dome.
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Syracuse, N.Y. – Less than four minutes into Wednesday night’s exhibition game against Pace, Syracuse coach Adrian Autry wasn’t happy.
Autry’s five starters had scored on just one of the Orange’s last five possessions and exhibited little to no energy on defense. So Autry sent five substitutes to the scorer’s table, taking out his starters just 3 minutes and 49 seconds into the game.
Mike Waters has covered the Syracuse University basketball program for the past 37 years. His work has earned awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors and the U.S. Basketball Writers’ Association. In… more
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