SMU Mustangs (9-6, 1-2 ACC) at Syracuse Orange (6-8, 0-3 ACC)

Syracuse, New York; Thursday, 10:30 a.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: SMU plays Syracuse after Nya Robertson scored 22 points in SMU’s 81-66 loss to the California Golden Bears.

The Orange have gone 4-4 at home. Syracuse ranks fourth in the ACC with 17.1 assists per game led by Dominique Camp averaging 4.2.

The Mustangs are 1-2 in conference play. SMU is 1-0 in games decided by less than 4 points.

Syracuse’s average of 5.3 made 3-pointers per game is 1.2 fewer made shots on average than the 6.5 per game SMU allows. SMU’s 39.8% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.5 percentage points lower than Syracuse has allowed to its opponents (42.3%).

The Orange and Mustangs face off Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Georgia Woolley is averaging 14.9 points and 3.4 assists for the Orange.

Zanai Jones is averaging 9.4 points and 4.1 assists for the Mustangs.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orange: 4-6, averaging 71.1 points, 34.7 rebounds, 16.9 assists, 9.7 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.0 points per game.

Mustangs: 7-3, averaging 69.6 points, 40.2 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 7.0 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 39.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.8 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.