Hoops du Jour
Men: Syracuse at Pitt
Tipoff: 7 p.m., Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh
Records: Syracuse (11-15, 5-10 ACC); Pittsburgh (15-10, 6-8 ACC)
TV: ACC Network (Doug Sherman and Randolph Childress)
Notable: Pitt won the first meeting in Syracuse, 77-73, on Jan. 25 with Pitt’s Jaland Lowe scoring 22 points. Pitt was outrebounded in the game, 48-31, with Syracuse’s Eddie Lampkin pulling down 23 … Pitt ended a four-game skid on Saturday with a 74-65 win over Miami. The Panthers played without Lowe (concussion). Pitt coach Jeff Capel said Monday that Lowe was cleared and will play against Syracuse … Pitt freshmen Brandin Cummings and Amsal Delalic combined for 25 points against Miami … The Orange lost at home to North Carolina on Saturday, 88-82 … Syracuse is 2-6 in true road games, beating Boston College and Cal … Pitt is No. 51 in the NCAA NET rankings, while Syracuse is No. 147.
Mirror prediction: Pitt 82, Syracuse 73
Mirror prediction record: 19-6
— Buck Frank


