Posted by Pat Forde
MIAMI -- So much for the vaunted zone defenses.
Most of the pregame talk Saturday about this Syracuse-Arizona State game centered on the teams' zone defenses. But so far, it's been all offense at American Airlines Arena.
At the media timeout with less than 16 minutes to go before halftime, Syracuse is up 11-7 after scoring on its first five possessions. Arizona State turned the ball over on its first possession but then hit three straight shots.
The Orange are shooting 62 percent, the Sun Devils 60 percent. ASU's only rebound is a dead-ball carom off a Jonny Flynn air ball. Otherwise, bigger and stronger Syracuse has grabbed everything that has come off the rim.
