Syracuse rallied back from a ten-point second half deficit, but could never draw even and suffered a 64-61 home loss to Clemson in the opening ACC contest for both teams. Donnie Freeman scored all 18 of his points in the final dozen minutes to try to rally the Orange (9-5), but they never caught the Tigers (11-3).

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Expert recap and game analysis of the Clemson Tigers vs. Syracuse Orange NCAAM game from December 31, 2025 on ESPN.

The Syracuse Orange (9-4, 0-0) begin the 25-26 ACC schedule when they host the Clemson Tigers (10-3, 0-0). Tip-off is 2:00 from the JMA Dome and will be broadcast on ESPN2/WatchESPN with Wes Durham and Dennis Scott on the call. Here’s what we’re predicting:

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Syracuse, N.Y. — The Syracuse basketball team takes on the Hofstra Pride at 4 p.m., Saturday in the JMA Wireless Dome. The game will air on ACC Network. See in-game team and individual stats here. Listen to our postgame show on “Syracuse Sports ...

Naithan George scored 22 points and Syracuse made 34 free throws en route to a 91-83 win over Northeastern on Saturday.

Tennessee basketball had a game-winning attempt and a game-tying attempt in the final 10 seconds to salvage a brutal showing at Syracuse. It made neither and the brutal performance ended as expected with a loss. The No. 13 Vols (7-2) fell 62-60 at Syracuse ...