Orange Welcome Wake Forest Saturday

Game Details: Saturday, Feb. 8, Syracuse, N.Y., 8 p.m.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – After facing off against Duke in front of college basketball's largest crowd of the year, Syracuse returns to Jim Boeheim Court on Saturday, Feb. 8 take on Wake Forest. Tipoff in the Carrier Dome is set for 8 p.m.

Tickets for the game are available online, by phone (888-DOME-TIX) and at the Dome Box Office located at the Ensley Athletic Center on non-game days and at Gate B at the Dome on the day of the game. Fans should arrive early and visit the backcourt for the 'Cuse Concert Series.

The game will be televised on the ACC Network. The match will also be streamed on ACC Network Extra, but fans can only watch the stream if their cable provider carries the ACC Network. Fans unsure if their provider carries ACCN are strongly encouraged to visit GetACCN.com.

ORANGE UPDATE
After winning two consecutive home contests against ACC rivals Boston College and Pittsburgh, the Orange (13-9) lost to the Duke Blue Devils in a high-scoring 97-88 affair. Junior Marek Dolezaj spearheaded the Orange offense with a career-high 22 points, while three other Orange players finished the game in double-figures: redshirt junior Elijah Hughes (21), freshman Joseph Girard III (17) and sophomore Buddy Boeheim (13). Syracuse is in fifth place in the ACC standings with a 6-5 record in conference play.

With his ninth 20-plus point performance of the 2019-20 campaign, Hughes reassumes his reign atop the list of ACC scoring leaders, averaging 19.4 points per game. Boeheim places sixth in the conference in scoring (16.3 ppg.), pairing with Hughes to make the top scoring duo in the ACC. Boeheim also leads the conference and is tied for fifth in the nation in 3-point field goals per game (3.5).

Girard III (12.0 ppg.) and Dolezaj (10.6 ppg.) round out the double-digit scorers for the Orange. Shooting at a clip of .921 from the charity stripe, Girard III leads the ACC and places fourth in the nation in free-throw percentage. In addition to his offensive prowess, Dolezaj boasts the team's second-highest rebounding average (7.0 rpg.), trailing only Bourama Sidibe (7.1 rpg.).

SCOUTING THE DEMON DEACONS
Wake Forest is coming off a 76-86 loss at Louisville on Wednesday. The Demon Deacons are 10-12, including a 3-9 record against ACC opponents. Wake Forest is 15th in the ACC standings and is 1-5 away from LJVM Coliseum in conference play this season.

The Demon Deacons have four players averaging double figures in scoring, including Brandon Childress, who ranks ninth in points per game amongst ACC players (15.3). Olivier Sarr (13.0 ppg.), Chaundee Brown (12.4 ppg.) and Andrien White (10.1 ppg.) complete the quartet of Demon Deacons averaging 10 or more points per game. Wake Forest's offense averages 71.8 points per game, good for seventh in the ACC. The Demon Deacons have also made their presence felt on the boards, averaging the third-most defensive rebounds per game in the conference (27.8).

Head coach Danny Manning is in his sixth season at Wake Forest. The No. 1 overall pick in the 1988 NBA Draft, Manning has led the Demon Deacons to a 75-105 record, taking his team to the NCAA First Four during the 2016-17 season, its first postseason appearance in seven seasons.

SERIES HISTORY
Saturday's game will be the 10th all-time meeting between Syracuse and Wake Forest. The Orange have won all but one of the previous nine contests between the two schools, including last year's meeting, 79-54. Tyus Battle led the Orange in scoring with 21 points after previously establishing the record for most points by a Syracuse player against Wake Forest during the 2017-18 season (34).

UP NEXT
Syracuse rounds out a three-game homestand with a matchup against NC State on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN2.
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Players Mentioned

Tyus Battle

Buddy Boeheim

Marek Dolezaj

Joseph Girard III

Elijah Hughes

Bourama Sidibe

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