Pittsburgh - Syracuse ACC Tournament 2nd Round Preview
0 Comments Published on 3.13.2019 by Brian Harrison
Syracuse students agree: Syracuse should win this, but now I don't know.
Syracuse heads into the ACC Tournament as the #6 Seed. Syracuse is facing #14 seed Pittsburgh, after they finished off BC (and probably their coach) yesterday. As you are probably aware, Syracuse beat Pittsburgh home and away this season. Winners of three whole ACC games this season, Pittsburgh finished off BC 80 to 70. Battle was just announced that he is a game time decision, but he probably isn't playing. That being said, he had only six points against Pittsburgh on the road, and Syracuse still won by nine. But either way, the keys to the game remain the same against Pitt. Syracuse needs to play good defense and bang the offensive boards. Syracuse held Pittsburgh to 33.8% and 31.6% from the floor in the two earlier games this year. SU won both. Syracuse just has to be solid and force bad outside shooting. Syracuse will find ways to score without Battle, they just don't have the killer shooter that can take defenders attention. Meaning someone has to hit shots from the outside, so Syracuse can drive the ball in the game. But honestly, Syracuse can play good defense and get some quick points in transition and they should be fine. It would also help if either Howard, Boeheim, or Hughes gets a little warm from outside. Either way, not panicking against Pitt in this one. Syracuse over Pitt by 11. This game is available on ESPN 2 / WatchESPN at 9:00pm (actually probably like 9:25ish). Both John and I will be watching. LET'S GO ORANGE!
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