Syracuse vs. Duke: Score, Highlights and Reaction from 2016 Regular Season

In the teams’ first meeting at the Carrier Dome in February 2014, Duke nearly dealt then-undefeated Syracuse its first loss of the season, but Rodney Hood’s dunk attempt at the end of overtime was turned away by Rakeem Christmas, with the Internet left to decide whether contact was made to Hood’s arm. “When you do that, good things happen”.

After a pair of Syracuse fouls that didn’t result in free throws, Allen’s drive into the lane came up empty.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Freshman Caleb Swanigan had 12 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 22 Purdue held a 63-23 advantage on the boards in beating Rutgers, handing the Scarlet Knights’ their worst home loss. Duke had a couple of opportunities to take the lead in the final seconds against the Orange, but Grayson Allen missed the go-ahead basket with 7 seconds left and Matt Jones missed the final shot of the game, although he should have been awarded with a foul.

“The game is tremendous, and it can be incredibly great to you, and it can be incredibly cruel to you”, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. Most of the senior’s buckets at the rim were in transition, and his lefty layup while shielding off Brandon Ingram gave the Orange a 47-46 lead with 9:05 to play.

Duke had two chances in the final minute to take the lead after Plumlee made it 63-62 with 31.3 seconds left. Luke Leonard had 30 points and eight rebounds for Duke. It was solid offensively against visiting Notre Dame on Saturday but fell 95-91, losing for the first time when scoring at least that many points since 2008.

Four 3-pointers from Richardson, Cooney, Lydon, and Gbinije in a span of 3:16 put the Orange at its largest lead of the game, 59-51, with 5:23 left to play.

Cooney couldn’t get a tough jumper to go on the Orange’s next possession, and Marshall Plumlee was able to grab the offensive rebound.

During the first half, Boeheim gamely pretended to remove his jacket Monday when the Cameron Crazies started chanting at him, flashing a smile in the process to the cheers of the crowd.

Syracuse: The Orange spent some extra time this weekend in North Carolina. “This was definitely an important game for me”, Gbinije said. The Syracuse team didn’t return home after Saturday’s victory at Wake Forest, instead making the approximately 90-minute bus ride to Durham….

Like the losses to Clemson and Notre Dame, this one came down to the wire.

Duke plays at North Carolina State on Saturday.