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 of trusting Starling, a player who thrives in driving to the rim, with the ball in late-game situations if his free-throw shooting is broken. 

Axe also discusses the key differences that have emerged between this year's Orange team and last, SU's late-start rebounding issues and other items it needs to button up before facing Houston and Kansas in Las Vegas next week. 

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