The Syracuse basketball team, as the No. 6 seed, needs a win on Wednesday evening in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament’s second round to solidify its Big Dance resume, and unfortunately, I’m fairly nervous about SU’s impending duel with Pittsburgh.
For one, the ‘Cuse (19-12) is stuck in a rut, having experienced defeats in four of its last five affairs, albeit three of them arrived via top-five foes Duke, North Carolina, and Virginia.
Additionally, the Panthers (14-18), the No. 14 seed, performed well in their 80-70 besting of the No. 11 seed, Boston College, on Tuesday night in the ACC tourney’s first round at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.