Orange Return to the Dome to Face Demon Deacons

Syracuse vs. Wake Forest
Game Details	Tuesday, Jan. 24 \| Syracuse, N.Y. \| 8 p.m. Carrier Dome
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Syracuse returns home to face ACC opponent Wake Forest on Tuesday, Jan 24. Tipoff at the Carrier Dome is scheduled for 8 p.m.

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 the ACC Network, including WSTM in the Syracuse area, and on ACC Network Extra or listen to the live broadcast on the Syracuse IMG Radio Network.

FOR STARTERS

Tyler Lydon led the Orange in scoring against Notre Dame on Saturday with 24 points. The sophomore forward also led the team in rebounds with 10, sealing his fifth double-double this season. Lydon ranks second on the team in scoring with an average of 14.2 points per game.
Graduate student Andrew White III tallied 16 points on Saturday. He has scored in double digits in 19-of-20 games this season. White III continues to lead the ACC with the most 3-pointers made this season with 62. White III also ranks eighth in the ACC for three-point average at 40.5 percent (62-for-153). In addition, he has risen to 11th in the conference in scoring average at 15.8 points per game.
Tyus Battle had his fifth consecutive game in which he has scored double digits with 17 points against the Fighting Irish. The freshman averages 10.3 points per game, ranking third on the team overall.

DISECTING THE DEMON DEACONS

Wake Forest defeated in-state foe North Carolina State on Saturday, 93-88, snapping a 25-game ACC road losing streak that started during the 2013-14 season. The Demon Deacons enter Tuesday night's game with a 12-7 record (3-4 ACC), already surpassing the number of wins they totaled last season.
Sophomore forward John Collins, who is this week's ACC Player of the Week, ranks ninth in scoring average in the conference with 16.6 points per game. He also ranks fifth in rebounding averaging (8.8 rpg.) and second in field goal percentage (.599).
Wake Forest has three additional players averaging double digits per game in scoring — sophomore guard Bryant Crawford (14.7 ppg.), sophomore guard Keyshawn Woods (13.3), and junior forward Konstantinos Mitoglou (10.4). Those three and Collins, along with graduate forward Austin Arians (8.3 ppg.), have started every game for the Demon Deacons this season.
Wake Forest coach Danny Manning is in his third season at the helm of the program. He has guided the Demon Deacons to a record of 36-46 over that stretch. Manning was the NCAA National Player of the year in 1988; the same year he was the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft.

SERIES HISTORY
Syracuse has won all four meetings against Wake Forest. Since joining the ACC, the Orange has won all three match-ups. Syracuse first played the Demon Deacons during the 2001-02 season, in which Syracuse won 74-67. Last season, the Orange defeated Wake Forest, 83-55, in Winston-Salem in the only meeting between the two schools.

UP NEXT…
Syracuse returns to the Carrier Dome to host No. 6/8 Florida State on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 12 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at Cuse.com, by phone at 1-888-DOME-TIX and in person at Gate B at the Carrier Dome.