Duke beat Syracuse 88–79 on Thursday at the ACC tournament with one key Orange player on the bench: Buddy Boeheim.
Boeheim was suspended one game following an apparent punch to Florida State’s Wyatt Wilkes during Wednesday’s game.
This meant that the Orange were without their lead scorer (19.2 points per game) for their quarterfinals matchup against the Blue Devils.
Coach K offered his thoughts on the Boeheim suspension following their win over Syracuse.
“I don’t fault anybody for their judgment,” Coach K said. “I just wish that it would’ve been done in the confines of the game.