Syracuse, N.Y. - The Syracuse basketball team is all set to face off against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 12 p.m. on Saturday at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Indiana. This highly anticipated game will be aired on The CW, and fans can keep track of in-game team and individual stats here. Remember to refresh this page throughout the game to get the latest updates!

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First Half Highlights

With 40 seconds remaining in the first half: Notre Dame 30, Syracuse 26. Carlos drives to the paint and scores a layup, now 2-for-3 from the field against Notre Dame. Notre Dame's Davis draws a personal foul but misses the free throw. Nije is called for a hook while attempting to box out, his second personal foul of the game.Both teams reached the bonus with over two minutes left in the first half. Konieczny dunks the ball, and Lucas Taylor follows up with a jumper to keep the game within a six-point margin. Freeman draws a personal foul with 40 seconds to play and makes both free throws.At 3:38 remaining: Notre Dame 26, Syracuse 19. Both teams have been scoreless for over three minutes. Syracuse is 2-for-12 from the field, while Notre Dame is 0-for-5. The Orange have turned the ball over four times during this scoring drought.Lampkin ends the drought after drawing a foul on Julia Roper and makes one of two free throws. Lampkin also makes his first field goal for Syracuse in over five minutes with a layup. Konieczny is the first player to reach double figures, with 11 points and is now 5-for-7 from the field. Shrewsberry makes a triple after Lampkin misses a jump shot, and Syracuse calls a timeout. The Orange haven't made a triple in the first half.At 7:49 remaining: Notre Dame 21, Syracuse 16. Jyare Davis helps bring Syracuse back within one, then ties the game at 16 with a successful three-point play. The tie lasts only a few seconds before J.R. Konieczny scores the next five points for Notre Dame to regain a two-score lead. Konieczny is now 4-for-5 from the floor with two rebounds. Notre Dame didn't allow Syracuse to score again.Lampkin has three rebounds and three assists, trying to clean up missed shots deep in the paint on both sides of the ball.At 11:33 remaining: Notre Dame 14, Syracuse 9. Davis sinks his first three-point attempt of the game after Notre Dame inbounds the ball. The Syracuse defense held the Fighting Irish scoreless for 2:17, but Notre Dame made five of its last seven field goals. The Fighting Irish defense has tried to double Lampkin when Syracuse has possession, forcing the Orange center to make more passes and limiting his shots. The Orange haven't made a field goal in the last four minutes of action. Davis leads all players with seven points, and Donnie Freeman leads Syracuse with four.At 15:53 remaining: Notre Dame 8, Syracuse 6. Notre Dame's Tae Davis scored the first points of the game on the opening possession, and Eddie Lampkin followed suit in Syracuse's first possession. The Fighting Irish added four more points after Braeden Shrewsberry drew a foul for a four-point play. Lampkin was called for the personal foul, his first coming less than three minutes into the contest. Chris Bell draws a personal foul and makes one of two field goals. Davis scores his second layup of the game to keep Notre Dame ahead. Lucas Taylor is called for his first personal foul, Syracuse's third of the first half by the media timeout. Lampkin has two points and two assists for Syracuse, and Jaquan Carlos has two points and one assist.

Pregame Insights

Syracuse (4-3) plays its first ACC game of the season, visiting Notre Dame (4-5) on Saturday afternoon. The Orange are coming off their largest deficit of the season, falling at No. 3 Tennessee, 96-70, in the ACC/SEC Challenge. The Fighting Irish also lost in their ACC/SEC Challenge matchup, visiting Georgia and falling, 69-48.This is the 57th all-time meeting between the two programs, with Syracuse leading the series, 34-22. Syracuse has won the last three-straight games against Notre Dame, including an 88-85 win in the dome last season. Syracuse is still without top-scorer JJ Starling, who broke his left hand on Wednesday. Orange head coach Adrian Autry said there's no specific timeline for Starling's return, but the injury isn't season-ending.The same starters as a game ago for Syracuse are Lucas Taylor, Jaquan Carlos, Eddie Lampkin, Chris Bell, and Donnie Freeman.The Fighting Irish are also without last season's ACC Rookie of the Year, Markus Burton, who suffered a knee injury last week. Burton's injury happened early in a game against Rutgers on Nov. 26 and is likely to miss a large portion of the regular season.Both Syracuse and Notre Dame haven't won a game without Starling or Burton this year - the Orange being 0-1 and the Fighting Irish are 0-3. Without Starling, Autry called on Georgia State transfer Lucas Taylor to step into the starting lineup. Elijah Moore came off the bench against Tennessee and scored 24 points to lead the Orange in their loss against the Vols.Meanwhile, Notre Dame head coach Micah Shrewsberry has used Imes Logan and Julian Roper as starters to replace Burton. The duo have scored a combined six points and 19 rebounds in the three games without Burton.A key battle to watch for is who can dominate in the paint. Eddie Lampkin scored just six points and four rebounds against Tennessee on Wednesday, playing for 23 minutes. He's one of two Syracuse players with at least two double-doubles so far this season, along with Chris Bell.Lampkin will go toe-to-toe against Notre Dame's center Kebab Nije, a 6-10 transfer from Penn State. Nije is averaging 6.7 points and leads Notre Dame in rebounds, playing roughly 22 minutes per game. These two big men will likely be catalysts in how their respective teams perform in this ACC matchup. Nije and Lampkin both know how to box out, how to score, and how to frustrate their opponents. But what will Autry change when Nije is on the sideline, and vice versa for Shrewsberry? The battle in the paint between these two teams can make or break this game on either side, and also the bench performances.