Overview
- Syracuse finished 0-3 at the Players Era Festival, playing all three games without leading scorer Donnie Freeman.
- Iowa State forced a season-high 19 Syracuse turnovers as the Cyclones pulled away after halftime.
- The Orange trailed 35-34 at the break, then surrendered a 20-5 surge while going 0-for-9 from three in the second half.
- Milan Momcilovic hit six threes for 24 points, and Killyan Toure added 19 on 7-for-9 shooting for 7-0 Iowa State.
- Event organizers scrapped original seeding, pairing 0-2 Syracuse with 2-0 Iowa State at MGM Grand Garden Arena in a TNT broadcast.