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Duke Basketball: Blue Devils hold on to defeat Syracuse in quarterfinals

After getting out to a very comfortable lead in the first half, the Syracuse Orange went on an 8-0 run to close the first 20 minutes and carried that into the second half, tying the game at a 46 mid-way through the second half.

The Blue Devils would then pull away from the Orange for the remainder of the game, defeating Syracuse 84-72.

In his first game since suffering a knee injury on February 20, Zion Williamson made his return to the court and his was as impressive as ever.

Zion finished with 29 points, 14 rebounds, two assists, five steals, and a block, while shooting 13-of-13 from the field and making his only attempt from 3-point range.