Orange Return Home to Face Ospreys

Syracuse vs. North Florida
Game Details	Saturday, Dec. 3 \| Syracuse, N.Y. \| 4:00 p.m. Carrier Dome
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- No. 22/24 Syracuse looks to return to its winning ways when it faces North Florida on Saturday, Dec. 3. Opening tip is set for 4:00 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. It will be the first meeting between the two schools.

Tickets can be purchased on Cuse.com, by calling 1-888-DOMETIX or at Gate B at the Carrier Dome. Fans can also watch the game on ACC Network Extra and listen to the live broadcast on the Syracuse IMG Radio Network.

FOR STARTERS

Syracuse returns to the Dome after two losses on the road. Its overall record is 4-2, including a 4-0 mark in the Carrier Dome.
The Orange were dealt their second consecutive loss of the season to Wisconsin on Nov. 29 in the ACC/Big 10 Challenge.
Syracuse remains No. 22 in the AP Poll and No. 24 in the USA Today/Coaches rankings.
Graduate student Andrew White III had 14 points against Wisconsin. He is the only member of the Orange to reach double figures in scoring all six games this season.

TROUBLE WITH THE BADGERS

Syracuse lost to Wisconsin, 77-60, for the second year in a row as part of the ACC/Big 10 Challenge.
Andrew White III led the scoring with 14 points and five rebounds, while fellow graduate student DaJuan Coleman had 12 points and three rebounds.
Wisconsin led, 43-39 at halftime. In the first five minutes of the second half, the Badgers outscored the Orange 15-2, giving them a lead they would not relinquish.

SIZING UP THE OSPREYS

North Florida enters Saturday's match up on a three-game losing streak and a 3-6 record. It is coming off a 91-60 setback to No. 24 Florida on Thursday night.
Senior guard Dallas Moore leads the Ospreys in scoring, averaging 20.4 points per game this season. Last season Moore received NABC All-District Honors and was named a finalist for the Lou Henson award. He scored 31 points against the Gators.
Matthew Driscoll is in his seventh year as the head coach of North Florida. The last two seasons under Driscoll, the Ospreys won the Atlantic Sun regular-season title and made the NIT in 2016, and the NCAA Tournament in 2015. Driscoll and his staff earned ASUN Coaching Staff of the Year honors for the 2015-16 season after recording the programs most regular-season wins.

UP NEXT…
Syracuse heads to Madison Square Garden on Monday, Dec. 5 to face former BIG EAST rival, the Connecticut Huskies. Tip off is set for 7:00 p.m.