No. 8 seed Syracuse (18-13, 10-8 Atlantic Coast) takes on No. 9 seed Miami (20-10, 10-8) on Wednesday at noon at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn in the second round of the ACC tournament. Both teams received first-round byes. SU beat Miami on Jan. 4, 70-55, and hopes to sweep an opponent for the first time this season.

Here are answers to your game day questions.

How can you watch the game? The game will be broadcast on ESPN as well as streamed on WatchESPN. Syracuse alumnus Sean McDonough will handle the play-by-play duties. Here are channel listings based on provider.

• Time Warner: 300 or 24 for non-digital subscribers
• DirecTV: 206
• Verizon Fios: 570 (high-definition) or 70 (standard-definition)
• Dish Network: 140
• New Visions: 757 (high-definition) or 70 (standard-definition)

How important is John Gillon entering the postseason? One beat writer argues that the Orange’s success rests on his shoulders.

What else must happen for Syracuse to have a successful postseason? Our beat writers discussed in a roundtable.

How are Andrew White and Tyus Battle trending? Both received weekly ACC honors. White was also recently named to the All-ACC third team.

How do graduate assistants help out during the season? Find out what Katie Kolinski does as the first woman graduate assistant in SU men’s basketball history.

How has Dajuan Coleman adjusted to his limited role? He’s not disappointed in how his career panned out.

What do our beat writers predict? Two picked one team but the third picked the other. Find out their picks, here.

Anything else to know about Miami? Here’s a preview of the Hurricanes.

Published on March 8, 2017 at 7:00 am

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