JJ Starling finished with 27 points and five rebounds to help 14th-seeded Syracuse hold off No. 11 seed Florida State for a 66-62 victory on Tuesday night in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
Jyare Davis recorded 22 points and 12 rebounds in his Syracuse debut, helping the Orange hold off visiting Le Moyne 86-82 on Monday in the season opener for both teams.
Jalun Trent scored a career-high 27 points and Jyare Davis added 19 as visiting Delaware extended Xavier's home losing streak to three games with an 87-80 victory Tuesday in Cincinnati.