It was senior day at Pitt last night, but the Seminoles decided to spoil the party. FSU defeated Pitt 71-66 behind a balanced scoring attack and stellar free throw shooting. The win bumps FSU to 16-11 overall and 7-8 in the conference with Georgia Tech at home, at Boston College, and Syracuse at home remaining on the schedule. If FSU can find 4 more wins, it would put them in a good place on Selection Sunday, 3 wins, and they'll be sweating it out as each team is announced. For Pitt, the hopes of the double-bye in the ACC tournament is all but gone as they sit 2 games behind North Carolina for the 4th position.
Check out more on the ACC's tournament hopes in our weekly ACC Bubble Analysis which was posted late last night.
Tonight, Syracuse has a quick turnaround after an emotional Duke loss on Saturday night to play at Maryland. Syracuse may just be walking into a buzzsaw if they are looking back instead of focused on the Terps. You have to figure the Maryland faithful had this game circled as the biggest game in College Park this season, so Syracuse better be ready to match the intensity they will see. Check out a prediction and preview below.
NCAAGameSim.com Predictions
Syracuse at Maryland - Syracuse wins 65-64 Sim the game here
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Highlights
| Team | Conf | Pct | Overall | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 14-1 | 0.933 | 23-5 | 0.821 |
| Syracuse | 12-2 | 0.857 | 25-2 | 0.926 |
| Duke | 11-4 | 0.733 | 22-6 | 0.786 |
| UNC | 10-4 | 0.714 | 20-7 | 0.741 |
| Pittsburgh | 8-6 | 0.571 | 20-7 | 0.741 |
| Clemson | 8-6 | 0.571 | 17-9 | 0.654 |
| NC State | 7-7 | 0.500 | 17-10 | 0.630 |
| Maryland | 7-7 | 0.500 | 15-12 | 0.556 |
| FSU | 7-8 | 0.467 | 16-11 | 0.593 |
| Miami | 5-9 | 0.357 | 14-13 | 0.519 |
| Notre Dame | 5-10 | 0.333 | 14-14 | 0.500 |
| Wake Forest | 4-10 | 0.286 | 14-13 | 0.519 |
| Georgia Tech | 4-10 | 0.286 | 13-14 | 0.481 |
| Boston College | 3-11 | 0.214 | 8-19 | 0.296 |
| Virginia Tech | 2-12 | 0.143 | 9-17 | 0.346 |
Links
- Pitt falls to Florida State, 71-66
- Ron Cook: Pitt's woes magnified at home
- Starkey: The key question for Pitt basketball
- Recent shooting slump proving costly for Pitt
- ACC: No further action against Jim Boeheim
- Okaro White leads FSU basketball to 71-66 win against Pittsburgh
- Okaro White leads FSU basketball to 71-66 win against Pittsburgh
- Terps prepare for Syracuse
Yesterday's Games
| Matchup | |
|---|---|
| FSU 71 @ Pittsburgh 66 | Box |
Today's Games
| Time | Matchup | TV | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00:00 PM | Syracuse @ Maryland | ESPN | Preview |
 Injury Report |
|---|
| Darryl Hicks (BC) |
| Out - knee surgery, is expected to miss the entire season |
| Dennis Clifford (BC) |
| Out - sprained ankle, will miss the remainder of the season |
| Patrick Rooks (CL) |
| Out - hip surgery, will miss the entire season |
| Jason Morris (GT) |
| Out - foot, is expected to miss the remainder of the season |
| Solomon Poole (GT) |
| Out - disciplinary, was dismissed from the team |
| Travis Jorgenson (GT) |
| Out - right knee surgery, will miss the remainder of the season |
| Deandre Burnett (MI) |
| Out - left wrist surgery, will miss the entire season |
| James Kelly (MI) |
| Suspended - disciplinary, is suspended indefinitely |
| Steve Sorenson (MI) |
| Out - personal, has left the team |
| PJ Hairston (NC) |
| Suspended - legal/disciplinary, will miss the entire season |
| Austin Torres (ND) |
| Out - knee surgery, will miss the entire season |
| Eric Katenda (ND) |
| Out - sprained knee, is out indefinitely |
| Jerian Grant (ND) |
| Out - academics, will miss the remainder of the season |
| Durand Johnson (PI) |
| Out - knee surgery, will miss the remainder of the season |
| DaJuan Coleman (SY) |
| Out - bone bruise in left knee, will miss the remainder of the season |
| Adam Smith (VT) |
| Out - stress fracture in left fibula/strained left calf, is out indefinitely |
| Ben Emelogu (VT) |
| Questionable - sprained left ankle, is questionable for Tuesday's game against Duke |
| Cadarian Raines (VT) |
| Questionable - sprained left ankle, is questionable for Tuesday's game against Duke |
| Malik Mueller (VT) |
| Out - academics, will miss the entire season |
| Marquis Rankin (VT) |
| Out - personal, has left the team |
