Syracuse (16-11, 9-7) lost to Duke (19-8, 10-6), 77-55, in front of a record crowd of 31,063, the largest on-campus showing in the NCAA this season. The Blue Devils snapped SU's 3 game win streak and have now captured eight straight contests against the Orange.
Senior guard Joseph Girard III (21 points) collared his 10th 20-plus point game of the season and Mintz (18) added his 23rd game of double-digit points this season.
HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
Duke used a commanding 21-2 scoring spurt to take control of the contest. Jeremy Roach led the visitors with seven and Kyle Filipowski added five.