Orange Lose to #6 Duke

Saturday, January 22

Durham, NC

12 PM

Syracuse University

9-10,3-5ACC

Duke

15-3,5-2ACC

Syracuse

Duke

1/22/2022 1:40:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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DURHAM, N.C.- In a match up that featured the two winningest coaches in NCAA Division I history, #6 Duke (15-3, 5-2 ACC) used 14 3-pointers to help defeat Syracuse (9-10, 3-5 ACC), 79-59, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C.

Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (1,185 wins) and Syracuse's Jim Boeheim (991 wins), who rank first and second, respectively, in Division I coaching victories, matched wits for the last time in Durham. Krzyzewski has announced his intention to retire at the end of this season.

Jimmy Boeheim and Jesse Edwards scored 12 points each for the Orange. Edwards also contributed nine rebounds and four steals.

Five Duke players scored in double figures and four of those scored 15 points. Wendell Moore Jr., Mark Williams, AJ Griffin and Paolo Banchero make up the four 15-point contributors also scoring five or more 3-point baskets each.

HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
Duke's AJ Griffin put the first points on the board with a 3-pointer and the Blue Devils never trailed in the encounter.

FIRST STANZA
Joseph Girard III broke up Duke's 8-0 start with a jumper in the lane. After the Blue Devils extended their margin to 10, the Orange fought back with a 9-0 run. Edwards had two baskets in the stretch that narrowed the gap to 16-15 with 7:47 left in the first half.
the first eight points of the game from Duke. A 9-0 run led by Jesse Edwards with four of the points, brought the Orange back within one point of the Blue Devils at a score of 16-15 with 7:47 remaining in the first stanza.

Duke's defense kept Syracuse in check, holding the Orange to 9-of-34 (.265) from the field, including 2-of-16 (.125) on 3-point tries in the first 20 minutes. Meanwhile, the Blue Devils sunk seven 3-pointers in the first half and went to the intermission ahead, 36-22.

ORANGE OFFENSIVE STRUGGLES
Syracuse's offensive efficiency improved in the second half but Duke's did as well. The hosts led by as many as 31, 77-46, before the conclusion of the contest.

JImmy Boeheim and Cole Swider each had nine points in the second half but Duke maintained its advantage, thanks in part to seven more 3-pointers.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

Jimmy Boeheim has scored in double figures in 16 out of 18 contests and Edwards has done so 13.
Buddy Boeheim moved up to 22nd on Syracuse's career points list (1,505 points). He now sits behind Associate Head Coach Adrian Autry, who accumulated 1,538 career points in his 'Cuse tenure.
Syracuse forced 15 Duke turnovers.
Frank Anselem tied his career best scoring effort six points.

NEXT GAME
The Orange head to Pittsburgh on Jan. 25 for the second game between the two conference rivals in the 2021-22 series. Tip off in Peterson Events Center is 8 p.m. on the ACC Network. Syracuse won the first game, 77-61, on Jan. 11 in the Dome.

Gallery: (1-22-2022) MBB at Duke