Syracuse and North Carolina State find themselves a logjam near the center of the Atlantic Coast Conference standings. Both teams are hungry for a win, with the intention to display increased toughness, when Syracuse welcomes North Carolina State on Saturday evening. The host Orange (13-6, 4-4 ACC) stumbled down the stretch Tuesday in an 85-69 defeat to Florida State, with the Seminoles handing Syracuse its first home loss of the season. The Orange were 9-0 at home but were unable to overcome 1-of-14 shooting from 3-point range, not to mention 16 turnovers. "They were physical down in the paint and we didn't match their physicality, especially in the second half," Syracuse's Justin Taylor said. "We just weren't as tough as them." The Orange hope to i…