Tomorrow, Syracuse basketball takes on the Florida State Seminoles on the road at 2 pm in their last ACC game of the season.
It all comes down to this. Okay, maybe that’s a bit dramatic, but there is certainly a lot riding on this game for both teams. This is the last opportunity outside of the ACC tournament to impress the selection committee, and if you don’t think that end of season games matter more than most, just wait a couple weekends and ask UConn, Arkansas-Little Rock, and Cincinnati if their losses this week matter. Maybe those teams still get an at large bid, but it’s doubtful.
Syracuse basketball is coming off a hard-fought slugfest against UNC on the road, a game they could have and probably should have won. Florida State is coming off a huge home win over Notre Dame after having lost the previous five games (including one against SU). Both teams need this win, but FSU might need it even more, as right now they are projected to miss the NCAA tourney by most pundits.
So like a side, there’s a lot at stake in this game. That being said, what does Syracuse basketball need to do to pull out a big road victory and improve their chances at an NCAA tourney birth?
Here are the four keys to the game for Syracuse, and also explanations of how SU can achieve each of these keys.