Duke Going For Their Eighth Straight Win In The Carrier Dome Against Syracuse
All the pieces seem to be coming together for Duke 22-5 10-4 in the ACC who won their seventh straight Saturday and their second game of the season against Wake Forest by a score of 99-94.
Luke Kennard once again led Duke to a win over Wake with 23 points while Jayson Tatum and Amile Jefferson contributed 19 and 16 points respectively. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211486193&DB_OEM_ID=4200
Duke shot 59% while hitting 13 3-pointers while they traded baskets with Wake Forest all day before getting a couple key defensive stops. None of Duke's seven wins have been decided by more than ten points while their average margin of victory is 6.4. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211486193&DB_OEM_ID=4200
Syracuse meanwhile has a record of 16-12 8-7 in the ACC and is coming off a 71-65 loss to Georgia Tech Sunday where Taurean Thompson scored 18 points to go along 12 rebounds. "according to http://cuse.com/news/2017/2/19/mens-basketball-orange-come-up-short-at-georgia-tech.aspx?path=mbasket
Syracuse faced a 13 point deficit at 60 -47 while Andrew White cut the deficit with a three -pointer while finishing the night with 17 points. "according to http://cuse.com/news/2017/2/19/mens-basketball-orange-come-up-short-at-georgia-tech.aspx?path=mbasket
Syracuse continued the momentum with a pair of layups by Tyler Lydon while Thompson closed the gap to six points at 68-59 before Syracuse called timeout with 1:41 remaining. "according to http://cuse.com/news/2017/2/19/mens-basketball-orange-come-up-short-at-georgia-tech.aspx?path=mbasket
A free throw from Lydon brought the Orange within two, 67-65, after an inbounding steal and a foul to mark the closest Syracuse would come for the remaining seconds of the game." according to http://cuse.com/news/2017/2/19/mens-basketball-orange-come-up-short-at-georgia-tech.aspx?path=mbasket
Will Duke get their eighth win in a row? Will Syracuse get back in the win column?
Tip-off is set for 7pm. The game will be televised on ESPN.