Syracuse Orange vs No. 18 Louisville Cardinals
The return of Jim Boeheim to the sidelines for Syracuse has seemed to make a difference. The Orange had to play their first nine ACC games without the head coach and lost four in a row to start conference play. Since then, Syracuse has won eight of nine games and looks like a completely different team, approaching Top 25 territory once again.
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Senior forward Michael Gbinije has seen a big uptick in production from his junior year. He’s averaging 17.4 points, 4.3 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game while shooting nearly 40 percent from three-point range. Freshman guard Malachi Richardson is second on the team in scoring with 13.6 points to go along with 4.6 boards per game.
Another team that has suffered through NCAA violations, the Louisville Cardinals have actually self-imposed a one-year postseason ban, much to the chagrin of senior transfers Damion Lee and Trey Lewis who decided to switch to Louisville from smaller schools in order to improve draft stock and win a national title.
Lee is the team’s top scorer, averaging 16.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. He shoots over 37 percent from three-point range and over 45 percent from the floor, in general. Lewis is second on the team with 12.2 points to go along with 3.4 rebounds while shooting 38 percent from three-point range.
Details for Wednesday’s Syracuse vs Louisville game are below:
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 17
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Location: Louisville, KY
Stadium: KFC! Yum Center
TV Info: ESPN
Live Stream: WatchESPN
Radio: For Syracuse radio affiliates, click here. For Louisville radio affiliates, click here.