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Message: [QUOTE="OrangeXtreme, post: 1979536, member: 41"] [MEDIA=twitter]803726263701700608[/MEDIA] [B]No. 22 Syracuse (4-1) vs. No. 17 Wisconsin (5-2), 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN[/B] No. 22 Syracuse looks to avenge its loss to South Carolina when they take on the Badgers at the Kohl Center in Madison. A year ago, these two teams met in Syracuse at the Carrier Dome (a game Wisconsin won 66-58 in OT). So, the No. 17 Badgers may have bragging rights, experience and some home cooking, but 'Cuse has a chip on its shoulder coming off a tough loss. Andrew White III (15.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg) has led the scoring department for the Orange, but there are three other players in the lineup averaging 10 points or better. In other words, this team can play but is still finding its legs with some key departures from a squad that made it to the Final Four a year ago. Some new names in the mix have to gel as well, and that's got to be putting some pressure on Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim and company. But [I]C'est la vie[/I] (such is life) when it comes to expectations in the ACC. On the other side, two losses against ranked opponents (at Creighton and against UNC in Maui) is certainly not the outcome the Badgers wanted in the early-season schedule. However, faltering against quality opponents is far from devastating — be it in a true road game or a neutral site affair. At the end of the day, Wisconsin can lead on its four seniors for leadership and steady play, which will bode well for the Badgers on most nights. Guard Bronson Koenig (14.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.7 apg) and forward Nigel Hayes (11.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.6 apg) have led this team through thick and thin over the years, and in this bout with Syracuse the gap in experience is likely to help tip the scales. [/QUOTE]

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