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Syracuse could easily be a tournament team given their recent competitiveness, yet here they sit firmly off the bubble.

The Orange play six home games, six on the road, one neutral site, and two weekdays in the upcoming campaign.

Syracuse’s press got Georgia Tech out of sorts in the first half, as they committed nine turnovers after SU flipped the switch.

Girard had arguably his best effort of the season for SU, finishing with 28 points, seven assists, six three-pointers, and five rebounds.

Syracuse finished off a split of a two game ACC road trip by pulling away from Georgia Tech in the second half.

While Syracuse can’t gain any ground in its quest for an NCAA Tournament bid on Saturday, it can certainly lose it.

Syracuse started the season 13th in the ACC Power Rankings, but has climbed to eighth as the teams head into conference play.

Syracuse won its first six games, but then lost five of its next six, finishing the season eighth in the ACC Power Rankings.

Only four teams that are on the Syracuse basketball slate open the season among the teams of the preseason AP Top 25 poll.

This may be a down year for Syracuse, but the future is exceptionally bright with six recruits coming in this year.