Tennessee rolls Syracuse; Orange struggles in variety of ways (Donna Ditota’s Quick Hits)

Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse traveled to Knoxville to take on the AP poll’s No. 3 Tennessee Tuesday night without its experienced junior guard.
We reported JJ Starling’s injury earlier in the day. His absence compounded the difficulty of defeating Tennessee, a team that debuted at No. 1 in the first NET rankings the NCAA released on Monday.