Orange Close Out Regular Season at Miami

Game Details: Saturday, March 7, Coral Gables, Fla., 4 p.m.
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MIAMI, Fla. -- The 2019-20 regular season comes to an end on Saturday when Syracuse travels to Miami to face the Hurricanes. The squads will meet at 4 p.m. in the Watsco Center.

The game will be televised on ACC Network and ACC Network Extra. Fans can also listen to all the action on the Syracuse Sports Network from Learfield IMG College, including TK99 and ESPN Syracuse locally.

ORANGE UPDATE
Syracuse (17-13) got back in the win column on Tuesday with an 84-71 victory at Boston College. Redshirt junior Elijah Hughes led the way with 28 points, while sophomore Buddy Boeheim contributed 21 points. In addition, junior Bourama Sidibe pulled down 12 rebounds, marking the fourth consecutive game that he has recorded 10 or more rebounds. He now ranks 11th in the ACC in rebounding, grabbing 7.3 per game.

The results of this weekend's game will have an impact on the bracket for next week's ACC Tournament in Greensboro, N.C. The Orange are in fifth place in the league standings with a 10-9 record in conference play. NC State, Notre Dame and Clemson are right behind with identical 9-10 league records. The complete bracket will be released Saturday night after the conclusion of all games.

SCOUTING THE HURRICANES
Miami enters the regular-season finale with a 14-15 overall record, including a 6-13 mark against ACC foes. The Hurricanes are coming off a 46-44 loss to Virginia on Wednesday, which extended their losing streak to three.

Three players average double figures in scoring for Miami – Chris Lykes (15.2 ppg.), DJ Vasiljevic (12.9 ppg.) and Kameron McGusty (12.5 ppg.). Lykes ranks 11th in the ACC in scoring, while Vasiljevic is eighth in the conference in 3-point field goals per game (2.2).

As a team, the Hurricanes rank 14th in the ACC in scoring defense (73.7 ppg.) and ninth in scoring offense (71.5 ppg.). Miami is seventh in the league in shooting percentage (.433), which ranks right behind Syracuse, but is last in the conference in shooting percentage defense (.445).

SERIES HISTORY
The Orange and Hurricanes will meet for the 28th time. Syracuse owns a 19-8 advantage in the series. Last season, the 'Cuse defeated Miami, 73-53, in the Carrier Dome in the only meeting between the two schools. Hughes was 8-for-13 from the field on his way to a game-high 22 points.

UP NEXT
Syracuse travels to Greensboro, N.C. next week for the 2020 ACC Tournament. The bottom four seeds will play on Tuesday, March 10 with the second round slated for Wednesday, March 11. The championship game takes place on Saturday, March 14 at 8:30 p.m.

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