The much-hyped presumptive final game between Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski and Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim did not live up the hype.
Not even close.
Unless 97-72 Duke fits your definition of close.
It was all teed up. A wily Boeheim ready to spring the trap, a raucous crowd of over 31,000 in the Carrier Dome, a Syracuse team motivated after a dismal performance in Durham last month.
And then the game started. A.J. Griffin hit a 3-pointer 19 seconds into the game, Syracuse missed a shot, Paolo Banchero hit a jumper, Syracuse missed a shot, the teams fumbled about for a bit then Banchero hit Williams inside for a couple of dunks and it was 9-0 barely three minutes into the game.