Overview
- Both teams enter on three-game winning streaks, with Syracuse at 9-4 and Clemson at 10-3.
- Syracuse guard Naithan George has posted back-to-back 22-point games as J. J. Starling returns to form, including a 20-point outing against Stonehill.
- Center William Kyle III has anchored Syracuse’s interior, reported as leading the ACC in blocked shots.
- Clemson’s recent victories have been narrow, including a near-collapse against Cincinnati that was sealed by Dillon Hunter’s free throws with three seconds left.
- Clemson has won the last four meetings and leads the all-time series 11-6, with potential rust in play after both teams’ last games on Dec. 21–22 at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse.