Orange Look to Extend Winning Streak at Duke

Game Details: Monday, Feb. 22, Durham, N.C. | 7 p.m.
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DURHAM, N.C. -- After a thrilling comeback victory against Notre Dame on Saturday, the Orange head south to take on Duke in a showdown between the two winningest coaches in Division I men's basketball history. Tip off from Cameron Indoor Stadium is set for 7 p.m.

The game will be televised on ESPN and the Watch ESPN app. Matt Park and Jim Satalin will call all the action on the Syracuse Sports Network from Learfield IMG College, including TK99/105 locally.

ORANGE UPDATE
Syracuse (13-6, 7-5) climbed out of a 20-point second-half hole against the Fighting Irish to claim its third victory in a row. The deficit was the largest overcome in an Orange victory since coming back from 20 down to defeat Rutgers on January 24, 2005. Buddy Boeheim erupted for a career-high 29 points and buried six 3-pointers. Marek Dolezaj joined Boeheim in double figures with 18 points, while Quincy Guerrier led the Orange on the boards with 14 rebounds.

The Orange lineup features a trio of players with top-10 scoring averages in the ACC. Alan Griffin (15.21 ppg.) ranks eighth, Boeheim (15.19 ppg.) ranks ninth and Guerrier (15.16 ppg.) ranks 10th. Georgia Tech (Alvarado 16.7 ppg., Wright 16.3 ppg.) is the only other school in the conference with multiple players who cracked the top 10.

THE REAL STEAL
Syracuse racked up takeaways on Saturday against Notre Dame by snagging nine steals. The Orange lead the ACC and rank ninth in the nation in steals per contest (9.2). Additionally, freshman Kadary Richmond ranks third in the conference with 2.05 steals per game, the most by an Orange freshman since Tyler Ennis averaged 2.1 steals in 2013-14.

SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS
Duke (10-8, 8-6) secured one of its biggest wins of the season on Saturday by knocking off #7/8 Virginia, 66-65. The victory improved the Blue Devils to 10-8 overall and 8-6 in conference play.

Sophomore forward Matthew Hurt leads Duke in scoring (18.5 ppg.) and rebounding (6.4 rpg.) average. He also leads the ACC in 3-point field goal percentage (.469) and 3-point field goals per game (2.50). Freshman guard DJ Steward is the only other Blue Devil averaging 10+ points per game. Senior guard Jordan Goldwire leads the team in assist average (3.8) and owns an ACC-best 2.72 assist turnover ratio.

Mike Krzyzewski is in his 41st year at the helm in Durham. The five-time national champion owns a 1,094-299 record while leading the Blue Devils. His 1,167 career wins during his time at Army and Duke are the most in NCAA Division I men's basketball history.

THE SERIES
Duke owns a 10-6 advantage in the all-time series versus Syracuse. The two teams met last season at the Carrier Dome, where the Blue Devils used a 26-point, 17-rebound performance from Vernon Carey to claim a 97-88 victory.

UP NEXT
Syracuse heads to Atlanta for a meeting with Georgia Tech on Saturday, February 27. Tip off from McCamish Pavilion is set for 12 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Buddy Boeheim

Marek Dolezaj

Alan Griffin

Quincy Guerrier

Kadary Richmond

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