The Hurricanes are 3-3 in conference play. Miami (FL) is second in the ACC with 26.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Norchad Omier averaging 6.5.
Syracuse is shooting 44.6% from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points higher than the 42.8% Miami (FL) allows to opponents. Miami (FL) has shot at a 49.1% rate from the field this season, 6.9 percentage points higher than the 42.2% shooting opponents of Syracuse have averaged.
The Orange and Hurricanes square off Saturday for the first time in ACC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Judah Mintz leads the Orange with an average of 18.4 points, 3.8 assists, and 2.2 steals. For Syracuse, Quadir Copeland has averaged 11.4 points per game during the past ten games.
For the Hurricanes, Omier averages 17.2 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 1.6 steals. For Miami (FL), Kyshawn George has averaged 2.5 made 3-pointers in the previous ten games.
LAST TEN GAMES: Orange: 7-3, shooting 45.2% from the field and averaging 74.1 points, 35.3 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 9.4 steals, and 4.7 blocks a game. The average point total for their opponents is 73.5 per game.
Hurricanes: 6-4, shooting 48.3% from the field and averaging 83.4 points, 38.5 rebounds, 16.7 assists, 8.3 steals, and 3.2 blocks a game. The opponents’ point average is 73.3.STAR PERFORMERS: For the Orange, Judah Mintz averages 18.4 points, 3.8 assists, and 2.2 steals. For Syracuse, Quadir Copeland has averaged 11.4 points per game during the past ten games.
