The Duke Blue Devils beat the Syracuse Orange 84-72 in the quarterfinals of the 2019 ACC tournament at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Zion Williamson returned to the lineup after missing Duke's final five games of the regular season because of a knee sprain. The ACC Player of the Year finished with 29 points, 14 rebounds, two assists and five steals in the victory. He was a perfect 13-of-13 from the field.
RJ Barrett and Cam Reddish added 23andsevenpoints for Duke, respectively.
Entering Thursday's game, ESPN.com's Joe Lunardi projected Duke to be a No.