Syracuse basketball's win over Monmouth haunted by issues at free throw line
Brent Axe recaps Syracuse basketball's 78-73 win over Monmouth on Tuesday night at the JMA Dome. The good news is SU survived a late scare by Monmouth and escaped with the win to improve to 4-0. The bad news is Syracuse has an issue at the free throw line, shooting 58% (19-33) against the Hawks. SU senior guard JJ Starling really struggled at the line in his return to the lineup with injury, appearing to have a glitch in his shooting stroke and as Starling told Axe in the locker room after the game, a mental and focus issue he needs to overcome at the charity stripe. Axe discusses the concern…
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