Syracuse basketball sophomore power forward Donnie Freeman, who had struggled in the Orange's latest two losses, did everything he could to get the 'Cuse back into the win column on Saturday night at Wake Forest.
The 6-foot-9, 205-pound Freeman, who missed nine games earlier in the 2025-26 campaign, scored just nine points each against Duke and North Carolina in those recent defeats for the Orange.
However, on Saturday evening at the LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., the native of Washington, D.C., was fabulous. Freeman tallied a career-high 28 points, although Syracuse basketball's defense was bad in an 88-83 home victory for the Demon Deacons (15-14 overall, 6-10 in ACC).