The Syracuse Orange had an opportunity against the Duke Blue Devils to pick up a huge resume boosting win on the road at Cameron Indoor Stadium. However, Duke rained a barrage of threes against the Syracuse zone to open up a huge lead that the Blue Devils wouldn’t relinquish. Duke had all of the offensive momentum it needed to run away with a 85-71 win over Syracuse.
The tone of the game was set early as Duke found open three after open three to break down Syracuse’s small perimeter defense. The Blue Devils rhythm was set early and by the time that Jim Boeheim subbed in Kadary Richmond and Robert Braswell, it was too late.