Syracuse, N.Y. — Here are the numbers from Syracuse’s 79-74 loss to Texas Tech on Friday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Sign up for more Orange basketball analysis from Donna Ditota in our ‘Posting Up’ newsletter. Try the newsletter for free.

The Syracuse Orange (3-2) for a second straight night held on strong and stayed close throughout most of the game, but in the end failed to generate enough consistent momentum in the second half as the team fell 79-74 to the Texas Tech Raiders (5-1) on Friday night in Brooklyn.

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