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After a 20-10 (10-8 ACC) regular season, the Miami Hurricanes are the #9 seed in the ACC Tournament. That seed gave the Canes a 1st round bye ahead of their 2nd round ACC Tournament game.
The Canes will face the 8th seeded Syracuse Orange (18-13, 10-8 ACC) in the postseason opener for both teams.
Before we go any further, here's the time of the game, where/how to watch or listen
GAME INFO
Teams: #9 seed Miami Hurricanes (20-10, 10-8 ACC) vs #8 seed Syracuse Orange (18-13, 10-8 ACC)
Day & Time: Wednesday, March 8, 12:00 noon ET
Venue: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.
TV: ESPN
Streaming: WatchESPN app/ESPN3.com
Radio: 560 WQAM (and WQAM online stream)
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Miami and Syracuse played once in the ACC Regular Season, with Syracuse emerging with a 70-55 win.
Here's our home-and-home Q&A with our SBNation brothers over at Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician ahead of the game:
Miami vs Syracuse: ACC Tourney preview Q&A w/ @jamesszuba of @nunesmagician. #Canes #Orange https://t.co/ns73jxuZ6i pic.twitter.com/EdMHgRSMFT
— StateOfTheU.com (@TheStateOfTheU) March 7, 2017
Syracuse vs. Miami preview: Q&A with @TheStateOfTheU https://t.co/IQAiIG2KIf pic.twitter.com/ZuvZuKGnKD
— NunesMagician.com (@NunesMagician) March 7, 2017
Here are some game notes from UM Athletics ahead of today's game:
Everything you need to know before the Canes face Syracuse on Wednesday afternoon in the ACC Tournament.https://t.co/EZaXflWs74
— Canes Hoops (@CanesHoops) March 6, 2017
Our SOTU writers Jeremy Fialkow, Max Thoma, and Cam Underwood predicted how this game will play out. And their thoughts are:
Jeremy Fialkow: "Give me the ‘Canes in this one. While the re-insertion of Ja’Quan Newton into Coach L’s starting lineup — post suspension — has seemingly put Miami’s offense into a funk, I’d look for the veteran presence of senior G Davon Reed to lead the way into the third round of play. ‘Canes 71-’Cuse 63"
Max Thoma: "Canes shoot well over the zone and win a nail-biter. Big game for Dejan Vasiljevic"
Cam Underwood: "I wrote this in my Q&A with TNIAAM, but I have Syracuse winning by 5. I think their length and Miami's newfound struggles on offense are the perfect recipe for a 1-and-done ACC Tourney for the Canes."
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So now, you're 100% ready for today's ACC tournament opener. Hop in the comments and discuss the game, and vote in the poll for today's outcome.
And, most of all...
GO CANES
Poll
Who wins today's game?
This poll is closed
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3%
Miami wins big
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87%
Miami wins close
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6%
Syracuse wins close
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3%
Syracuse wins big