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The Syracuse Orange are in the JMA Wireless Dome for the final exhibition game. They welcome Division II Pace University who was 24-8 last season. Tip-off is 7:00 and this game will be available to stream on ACCNX.
One of the defining questions of Fall in Syracuse has reared its head again. Is it basketball season? Sometimes it’s a question brought about by excitement for hoops. Far too often recently it’s arrived as Orange football falls like the similarly hued leaves from Autumn trees.
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For the first time, Syracuse will be in front of the crowd at the JMA Wireless Dome for a matchup against Pace, a NCAA Division II program. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. EST and fans who can’t make it to the Dome can watch the game on ACC Network Extra. You can also tune in live (just audio) on cuse.com.