Brent Axe recaps Syracuse basketball's 70-66 loss to Texas in Brooklyn.

As Brent says often, #FreeThrowsMatter and SU's 9-of-18 performance at the charity stripe cost the Orange in a close loss to the Longhorns. That noted, SU looked as good in the 2nd half of this game as it has in any half this season and maybe gave SU fans hope it can run with some better teams on the schedule. 

Axe also discussed some lineup changes Adrian Autry made in the 2nd half, how key Eddie Lampkin's energy has been to the Orange and what's holding back Chris Bell from contributing the way SU needs him to. 

Brent also reacted to opinions and questions from Syracuse Sports Insiders.

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