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Things to watch for when Syracuse men’s basketball hosts Miami

it’s Senior Day on Saturday afternoon when the Syracuse Orange (15-15, 9-10) men’s basketball team hosts the Miami Hurricanes (21-9, 13-6). In the first meeting Miami rallied back from a fourteen-point halftime deficit to get an 88-87 win. Here’s what we’ll be looking for when these teams meet again:

Kevin: Protect the ball

In the first meeting Syracuse committed 19 turnovers and as a result they lost a game where they were 17-32 from 3!!! The Orange were successful in using Jesse Edwards to beat Miami’s perimeter pressure but without Edwards and Symir Torrence, it’s imperative that Syracuse passes the ball to beat the defense.