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As expected college basketball during the pandemic has become a mix of horrifying and humdrum. Keyontae Johnson collapsing mid-game and later being found to have myocarditis will end being the defining moment of the regular season for a lot of people. Meanwhile, some aspects of the season have given a sense of normalcy to life, even as non-conference schedules have been stripped down. There’s something calming about checking the SoCon standings or wondering if the Saint Louis Billikens are any good. As my friend Ben Goren wrote in a different blog:
2020 in pictures: A look back at an unforgettable year in Central NY
Updated Dec 31, 2020;
Posted Dec 30, 2020
A nurse checks a patient s IV bag in the Upstate University Hospital s Covid-19 ICU Wednesday, December 16, 2020.N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com
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It’s been a year like no other for people around the globe, with the coronavirus pandemic taking front and center stage. As 2020 comes to a close, we look back at the images that best captured the challenges - and even some triumphs - during this time in Central NY.
Syracuse University #notagainsu student protesters refuse to leave the Crouse Hinds Hall building Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, at Syracuse University. Students protesting racism and prejudice on campus continued to occupy the administrative building for the 11th day in a row.Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com
COURTESY OF STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
Having seemingly stymied the Bryant Bulldogs with a defensive zone, it appeared as if the Stony Brook men’s basketball team was on its way to victory after dropping two in a row to St. John’sand Hofstra. Instead, a second-half lead vanished and the Seawolves dropped their third straight, 81-72, on Saturday, Dec. 12 at the Chace Athletic Center in Smithfield, Rhode Island, falling to 1-4 on the season.
“I thought we played with a lot of intensity in the middle part of the game,” head coach Geno Ford said in a postgame press conference. “[We] got off to a slow start, were able to wrestle the lead back by halftime, and then in the second half had a nice lead, and it just kind of unraveled. We couldn’t stop the bleeding.”
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