Orange Travels to Duke for Rematch

Syracuse at Duke
Game Details	Saturday, Feb. 28 \| Durham, N.C. \| 7 p.m. \| Cameron Indoor Stadium
Game Coverage	TV: ESPN/ESPN3 \| Radio: Syracuse IMG Network Video \| Audio \| Live Stats Twitter: @cuse
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DURHAM, N.C. – Syracuse goes for its second straight win against a top 10 team when it travels to Durham, N.C. on Saturday, Feb. 28 to face No. 4/5 Duke. Opening tip is set for 7 p.m.

The game will be televised on ESPN and ESPN3. Fans can listen to the action on the Syracuse IMG Radio Network and its flagship TK99 (99.5 FM). Live audio will be available on CuseTV on Cuse.com. Subscriptions to CuseTV are available at daily, monthly and yearly rates.

PREGAME READING
What to Watch For – Syracuse (18-10, 9-6)
1. Sophomore B.J. Johnson has provided a spark off the bench for the Orange in its last two games. In those contests, he averaged 15.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. Johnson was a combined 10-for-18 (.556) from the field and 5-for-10 from three-point range against Pittsburgh and Notre Dame.
2. Senior Rakeem Christmas became the 59th player in program history to record 1,000 career points in the Orange's victory at Notre Dame. Only four schools – North Carolina, Louisville, Duke and Kentucky – have more 1,000 point scorers.
3. With 12 points at Notre Dame, junior Michael Gbinije extended his streak of double figuring scoring games to eight. During that stretch, he is averaging 18.4 points per game. For the season, Gbinije is averaging 13.0 points per game, which ranks 23rd in the ACC.

What to Watch For – Duke (25-3, 12-3)
1. Duke enters Saturday's game with an eight-game winning streak after its most recent overtime victory against Virginia Tech. The Blue Devils currently own a 25-3 overall record and are in second place in the ACC standings with a 12-3 mark in league play.
2. Jahlil Okafor leads Duke and ranks second in the ACC in scoring, averaging 18.4 points per game. Okafor also leads the ACC in field goal percentage (.665) and ranks third in rebounds (9.4 rpg.). Three other Blue Devils, Quinn Cook (15.9 ppg.), Tyus Jones (11.5 ppg.) and Justise Winslow (12.0 ppg.), also average double figures in scoring. The Blue Devils are the highest scoring team in the ACC (81 ppg.) and rank second in field goal percentage (.502).
3. Mike Krzyzewski is in his 35th season as the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils. Coach K has accumulated more than 1,000 career wins, the most in NCAA history. Krzyzewski has been to the Final Four a combined 11 times, the second-most in NCAA history, and has won the ACC Tournament 13 times.

THE SERIES
Duke holds a slight lead in the series against Syracuse, 4-3. The teams met on Feb. 14 in the Carrier Dome. Junior Michael Gbinije scored a career-high 27 points but it wasn't enough as the Blue Devils recorded an 80-72 victory.

UP NEXT…
Syracuse hosts No. 2/3 Virginia on Monday, March 2 at noon in its final home game of the season.

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Players Mentioned

Rakeem Christmas

Michael Gbinije

B.J. Johnson

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