How to Watch Syracuse vs #23 NC State
Matchup: Syracuse (15-10, 8-6) vs #23 NC State (20-6, 10-5)
Location: JMA Wireless Dome (Syracuse, NY)
Time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern - Tuesday, February 14th.
Television: ACC Network
Stream: LIVE STREAM
Radio: TK99, Cuse.com, TuneIn App
Broadcast Team: Wes Durham, Dan Bonner
Odds: Syracuse -1.0/Over Under 149
ESPN Matchup Predictor: Syracuse has a 45.6% chance to win.
Series History: Syracuse holds a 11-6 series lead against NC State and has won four in a row. The last three meetings were away from the Dome, with two at NC State and one in the ACC Tournament. The last Dome game was in 2021, with the Orange prevailing 76-73. The very first meeting was also in the Dome, in 1990, with Syracuse winning 86-79.
Live Stats: LINK
Syracuse enters the 2022-23 season in a situation it has not been in under Jim Boeheim. Coming back from a losing season. The Orange finished the 2021-22 campaign below .500 for the first time in more than 50 years and has completely reshaped the roster in the offseason. While veterans Joe Girard, Jesse Edwards, Benny Williams and Symir Torrence are all back, Syracuse has seven newcomers in freshmen Judah Mintz, Quadir Copeland, Justin Taylor, Chris Bunch, Maliq Brown, Peter Carey and transfer Mounir Hima. Syracuse won both of the two exhibition games for the Orange, against Indiana (PA) and Southern New Hampshire, though neither victory was particularly impressive. The regular season started with a win over Lehigh, loss to Colgate, win over Northeastern and overtime victory over Richmond. The Orange followed that up with an overtime loss to St. John's, home loss to Bryant and blowout loss at Illinois. Syracuse bounced back with an impressive road win at Notre Dame, blowout of Oakland, convincing victory over Georgetown, knocking off Monmouth and beating Cornell. The Orange then suffered a setback against Pitt before bouncing back against Boston College and Louisville. Syracuse then fell at Virginia before topping Virginia Tech and Notre Dame. The Orange lost a heartbreaker at Miami before blowing out Georgia Tech and losing another heartbreaker to North Carolina. Virginia Tech then dominated Syracuse before the Orange lost yet another heartbreaker to Virginia before beating Boston College and Florida State on the road. .
NC State has been one of the best teams in the ACC for most of the season. The Wolfpack won seven of its first eight games, with the lone loss a close neutral court defeat against Kansas. Its conference losses are Pitt, at Miami, at Clemson, at North Carolina and at Virginia. NC State is a very good outside shooting team at 36%. Guard Casey Morsell is hitting 45% of his outside shots to lead the team. Terquavion Smith is the favorite to win ACC Player of the Year, and leads NC State at 18.5 points and 4.6 assists per game. Jarkel Joiner rounds out NC State's three very talented guards and averages 16.2 points per game. DJ Burns is a physical presence inside who can also score at over 12 points per game.
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