Overview
- The Orange enter at 11-5 overall and 2-1 in ACC play after winning five of six, capped by an 83-72 road win at Pittsburgh.
- Freeman has delivered multiple made threes in each game since returning and scored 22 points at Pitt as spacing and shooting improved.
- Syracuse's defense has squeezed the perimeter, holding Pitt to 5-for-26 from deep after limiting Georgia Tech to 4-for-18.
- Florida State arrives 7-9 and 0-3 in the ACC after a 113-69 home loss to NC State that featured 39.3% shooting and 19 threes allowed.
- First-year FSU coach Luke Loucks seeks his first league win as scrutiny surrounds both benches, and last season's series was split with Syracuse taking the ACC tournament meeting 66-62.