Syracuse Orange at Duke Blue Devils
· NCAA Men's Basketball
54 - 73
Justise Winslow's season-high 23 points lead Duke past Syracuse
"I just didn't want to leave him hanging," Winslow said, smiling.
The freshman scored a season-high 23 points and the Blue Devils routed Syracuse 73-54 on Saturday night for their ninth straight win.
Jahlil Okafor added 13 points and 14 rebounds and Quinn Cook scored 17 for Duke (26-3, 13-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), which shot 48 percent and used a late 20-7 run to roll to its 12th win in 13 games.
Tyler Roberson had 16 points, Trevor Cooney finished with 13 and Rakeem Christmas added 11 before fouling out with 9:42 left for Syracuse (18-11, 9-7), which was coming off an upset of No. 9 Notre Dame.
"You can miss 3s," coach Jim Boeheim said, "but you can't miss layups."
The lefty then stepped back behind the arc and connected again about 3 minutes after that to make it 51-33.
"I wanted to keep moving because they'd have to keep their eyes on me," Winslow said. "So I was going from the high post to the corners, just to stay active."
Winslow, who scored 20 points both against Wake Forest and Clemson, had 15 in the first half of the latest matchup of the two winningest men's coaches in Division I history.
By the end of the night, Krzyzewski and Boeheim combined for 1,965 victories.
And with the outcome of this one decided early in the second half, Boeheim at least got to see the end of a game at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
That didn't happen last year, after he tore off his sport coat to argue a late block-charge call, received two technical fouls and was tossed in the final seconds of Duke's 66-60 victory.
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Syracuse: The two best games of Roberson's career have come against Duke. He had 19 points in the last meeting. Said Boeheim: "It helps when nobody's guarding you."
Duke: Cook missed his first five 3-pointers before connecting with just over 11 minutes left to extend his ACC-best streak of games with a 3-pointer to 39.
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Syracuse: Hosts No. 2 Virginia on Monday night.
Duke: Hosts Wake Forest on Wednesday night.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Duke Deadball Team Rebound. | 54 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Ron Patterson missed Three Point Jumper. | 54 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Matt Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Allen. | 54 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Trevor Cooney made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Roberson. | 54 - 70 |
Statistics
 SYR |
 DUKE |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-62 | FG | 28-58 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 3-20 | 3PT | 8-23 |
| 15 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 13-17 | FT | 9-16 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 10 | Assists | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Durham, NC
Attendance: 9,314 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |