Duke, Syracuse Met Twice During The Regular Season! As They Meet In The Quarterfinals Of Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Today In Brooklyn They Are Matching Up For Third Time This Season
Duke, Syracuse met twice during the regular season!
Once in Durham North Carolina once in Syracuse New York!
Duke won both of the regular season matchups because they won the first match up in Durham on January 22, 2022 by a score of 79-59.
In Duke’s 79-59 win over Syracuse Duke hit 14 three-pointers – including five from freshman AJ Griffin was one of four players for Duke (15-3, 5-2 ACC) with 15 points, joining classmate Paolo Banchero, junior Wendell Moore Jr. and sophomore Mark Williams. Banchero had 13 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season.
Griffin swished three-pointers on his first two shots to spark Duke's 11-2 run out of the gate. Syracuse surged back with a 13-5 stretch but never took the lead.
A 24-11 run from the Blue Devils to start the second half extended their lead to 27, with Moore tallying 10 points during that span. Duke grew its lead to 31 points during the second half.
Senior Joey Baker had 11 points and sophomore Jeremy Roach dished out a career-high nine assists for Duke. Moore had eight assists of his own as the Blue Devils tied their season high with 25 dimes on 30 made field goals.
According to an article on goduke.com”
Then they won at Syracuse 97-72 on Saturday February 26, 2022!
Why?
No. 6 Duke hit 14 three-pointers – including five from freshman AJ Griffin – as the Blue Devils cruised past Syracuse, 79-59, Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Griffin was one of four players for Duke (15-3, 5-2 ACC) with 15 points, joining classmate Paolo Banchero, junior Wendell Moore Jr. and sophomore Mark Williams. Banchero had 13 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season.
Griffin swished three-pointers on his first two shots to spark Duke's 11-2 run out of the gate. Syracuse surged back with a 13-5 stretch but never took the lead.
A 24-11 run from the Blue Devils to start the second half extended their lead to 27, with Moore tallying 10 points during that span. Duke grew its lead to 31 points during the second half.
Senior Joey Baker had 11 points and sophomore Jeremy Roach dished out a career-high nine assists for Duke. Moore had eight assists of his own as the Blue Devils tied their season high with 25 dimes on 30 made field goals.
“according to goduke. com
Meanwhile,
Syracuse lost both regular season match ups to Duke losing the first one in Durham 79 59 because Duke's AJ Griffin put the first points on the board with a 3-pointer and the Blue Devils never trailed in the encounter.
Then Syracuse lost to Duke again on Saturday February 26, 2022 this time by a score of 72-97. This time, at home in Syracuse New York.
Why?
Duke blazed their way to an early advantage, scoring 14 unanswered points in the first four minutes of the contest. A Buddy Boeheim lay-up got the Orange on the board with 15:27 on the clock, but it did not slow the Blue Devils. At one point the visitors had made 11-of-12 from the field, including 6-of-7 of its 3-point tries.
“according to articles on cuse.com”
As they meet in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference they are matching up for the third time this season.
Why?
Because Duke who is the top seed in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament is tipping off their portion of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament in the quarterfinals while Syracuse who is the 9 seed in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament has already played as they played in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament beating Florida State who was 8 seed in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Wednesday 96-57 advancing to today’s against Duke.
The winner of the Duke, Syracuse game is going to play the winner of the Boston College, Miami game Friday night!
Tip off is set for 12:00pm from Barclays Center that is home to the Brooklyn Nets of The NBA The New York Liberty of the WNBA!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN with Jay Bilas, Dan Shulman commentating!
The winner of the game will play the winner of Boston College, Miami Friday!
Tip off is set for 7:00pm from the home of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets, WNBA’s New York Liberty!