Only two days after defeating the number one team in the nation Duke couldn’t finish the job as they lost to Syracuse by a score of 15-14 in the ACC Championship game. This is the first ACC Championship for Syracuse, Duke was looking for their eighth ACC title.
Duke came into the game ranked sixth in the nation, while Syracuse came in ranked fourth in the nation. Both teams are likely to be headed to the NCAA tournament, but Syracuse locked up the automatic bid with their win on Sunday afternoon.
The Blue Devils started off hot in the first quarter as they jumped out to a 6-2 lead in the opening frame, but Syracuse used a dominant second quarter to take a 9-7 lead into halftime.