Faye leads Pittsburgh against Syracuse after 21-point performance

Pittsburgh Panthers (12-17, 4-12 ACC) at Syracuse Orange (10-17, 4-12 ACC)

Syracuse, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Pittsburgh visits Syracuse after Khadija Faye scored 21 points in Pittsburgh's 72-59 victory over the Clemson Tigers.

The Orange have gone 6-8 in home games. Syracuse averages 15.8 turnovers per game and is 7-5 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.

The Panthers have gone 4-12 against ACC opponents. Pittsburgh is 7-13 in games decided by 10 or more points.

Syracuse's average of 5.5 made 3-pointers per game is 2.8 fewer made shots on average than the 8.3 per game Pittsburgh gives up. Pittsburgh's 38.1% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.8 percentage points lower than Syracuse has given up to its opponents (42.9%).

The Orange and Panthers square off Thursday for the first time in ACC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dominique Camp is averaging 4.3 points and 3.9 assists for the Orange. Georgia Woolley is averaging 14.6 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 34.9% over the past 10 games.

Brooklynn Miles is averaging 4.9 points and 3.2 assists for the Panthers. Faye is averaging 19.1 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orange: 3-7, averaging 64.0 points, 33.1 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 37.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.0 points per game.

Panthers: 3-7, averaging 60.2 points, 30.5 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 7.1 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 36.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.0 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.