Orange Visit the Pack

Game Details: Wednesday, Feb. 2, Raleigh, N.C., 9:00 p.m.
TV: ACCN
Radio: TK 99/105 FM
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Syracuse (10-11 overall, 4-6 ACC) travels to Raleigh, N.C. to battle NC State (10-12 overall, 3-8 ACC) on Wednesday, Feb. 2. The game will be aired on ESPN2 at 9:00 p.m. with Syracuse alumnus Anish Shroff and former Virginia Tech head coach Seth Greenberg on the call.

SETTING THE STAGE
The Orange earned their 10^th win of the season against Wake Forest on Saturday night. The 94-72 final score represented Syracuse's largest margin of victory against an ACC opponent this season.

The Wolf Pack look to bounce back from consecutive road losses at Notre Dame and North Carolina last week.

THE SYRACUSE-NC STATE SERIES
Wednesday will be the 17^th time the Orange and the Wolf Pack meet. Syracuse leads the series 10-6 and brings a three-game series win streak into the encounter The two teams faced three times last year, twice during the regular season and once in the ACC tournament, the last of which resulted in an 89-68 Orange victory.

BOEHEIM IN THE RANKS
Buddy Boeheim was announced as the ACC Player of the Week on Monday after his standout performance in the games last week. He averaged 27.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 38.5 minutes per game in matchups at Pittsburgh and versus Wake Forest. Boeheim scored a season high 30 points in the triumph against Wake Forest.

He leads the Orange in scoring (19.4 ppg) and ranks second in the ACC and 33rd nationally. Boeheim also leads the ACC and is eighth in Division I in minutes per game (37.7).

PACK TO WATCH
Guard Terquavion Smith scored a career high 34 points in NC State's loss to North Carolina on Saturday. The freshmen averages 15.3 ppg. and has started in the Wolfpacks' previous 15 games.

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