THE OPENING TIP
- Looking to maintain the hold on sole possession of first place in the ACC standings, No. 7 Duke puts its five-game winning streak on the line Saturday night vs. Syracuse at the Carrier Dome.
- The game tips at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN with Dave O'Brien and Cory Alexander on the call. On the radio locally, David Shumate and John Roth call the action on the Blue Devil Sports Network from Learfield.
- Duke's Mike Krzyzewski and Syracuse's Jim Boeheim have combined for 2,191 wins -- the winningest coaches in D-I history.