Syracuse men's basketball will look to win its first conference game of the season Tuesday night when the Orange take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the JMA Wireless Dome at 7 p.m.

The Orange got good news Saturday night in Tallahassee with the return of JJ Starling, but he couldn't mask the flaws we've seen from the Orange all season. Syracuse has lost six of their last eight games as turnovers and poor defense continue to be a theme this season.

This season, Syracuse has given up the most points per game of any team in the ACC. The team also has the worst turnover margin in the conference at -2.21. Over their last four games, the Orange have committed 74 turnovers, an average of 18.5 per game.

"We just have to do a better job of taking care of the basketball," said head coach Adrian Autry after Syracuse's 90-74 loss to Florida State. "These last four games, it's going to be hard for us to do anything if we keep turning the ball over like this."

Starling scored 12 points on 5-of-16 shooting Saturday in his first game since Nov. 27 after breaking his hand in practice on Dec. 2. The Syracuse guard will look to get in a rhythm against Georgia Tech Tuesday. Starling is averaging 18.7 points per game in seven contests this season.

"Having JJ back, that was probably the best news we had," Autry said after the Florida State game. "I thought he gave us an injection of energy, getting to the basket, creating for others. We gotta keep building on that."

Autry continues to make changes in hopes of finding something that works for the squad. In addition to Starling's return, Lucas Taylor was inserted into the starting lineup in place of Chris Bell. Bell responded by having his best game of the season, scoring 18 points and shooting a perfect 4-for-4 from beyond the arc.

"It felt good," Bell said after the game. "When I saw the first one go in, I knew it was going to be a good night. Just being able to see the ball go through the rim and being aggressive, I feel like that's one thing I haven't done lately is just keep shooting the ball. I usually stick to maybe one or three shots. If I miss them, then I'm kinda in my head but tonight, I kept shooting."

Georgia Tech comes into the Dome 8-7, 2-2 in the ACC. The Yellow Jackets have won three in a row after beating Boston College 85-64 on Saturday, but are 0-2 on the road this season after losing at North Carolina and Oklahoma in December. Senior guard Lance Terry leads Georgia Tech, scoring 15.6 points per game. He's shooting 42% from beyond the arc this season.