It felt a lot worse than a 12-point loss (and if VT had hit the open shots that were available, they would have had a chance to win it, but that's basketball), but at the end of the day, you take the L and move on:
https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/hokies-can-t-solves-syracuse-d-fall-to-the-orange
https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/hokies-can-t-solves-syracuse-d-fall-to-the-orange