After sweeping a two-game conference road trip, Syracuse returns to the JMA Wireless Dome to take on Florida State. The Seminoles (7-9, 0-3 ACC) are headed in the opposite direction from the Orange (11-5, 2-1), having lost their last three games.
After solid efforts in losses against North Carolina and Duke, FSU was routed at home on Saturday by North Carolina State, 113-69. The Wolfpack scored the first 11 points of the game and led by 24 points after 12 minutes of play in the game.
As expected in a game with that final score, Florida State struggled on both ends of the floor, shooting under 40 percent from the field and 21.7 percent from 3-point range while allowing N.C. State to shoot around 55 percent overall and from beyond the arc.
FSU has had a rough time on defense the last six weeks
The defensive struggles have been more in line with the Seminoles’ season as a whole, as they have been roughed up by power conference and mid-major offenses since Thanksgiving. In eight games against that caliber of opponents since Thanksgiving, their best effort was allowing North Carolina 113.5 points per 100 possessions with six games where they allowed over 124 points per 100 possessions…