Atlantic Coast foes will collide when the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-6) face off against the Syracuse Orange (11-7) at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Action begins at 12:00 pm ET on Saturday, Jan. 16 and can be seen on EFC and ES3.
The Demon Deacons are hoping to rebound after their 93-91 loss to Virginia Tech on Wednesday. Despite the loss, Devin Thomas earned his 10th double-double this season with 16 points and 11 rebounds. The Orange, meanwhile, are coming off a 62-40 win against Boston College on Wednesday. Michael Gbinije had a good game for Syracuse, accounting for 14 points, six rebounds, and four steals.
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In its last game, Syracuse won by a margin of 22 points. Wake Forest is 0-1 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Syracuse has a 4-0 record in blowouts.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons average a field goal percentage of 44.9% this season. The Syracuse Orange have a losing record of 1-4 when opponents have a FG% of 44.9% or greater.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons rank higher based on their field goal percentage (125th) than their effective field goal percentage (151st). The Syracuse Orange rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (204th) than their field goal percentage (273rd).
Wake Forest ranks 52nd in blocks per game with 4.9 and Syracuse ranks 61st with 4.8 blocks per game.
Wake Forest ranks 48th in offensive rebounding. Syracuse ranks 269th in defensive rebounding.
Syracuse records 8.7 steals per game (ranked 18th). Wake Forest is 4-3 when allowing at least 8 steals.
