Gillon's 3 at buzzer lifts Syracuse past No. 10 Duke 78-75
John Gillon hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer, and Syracuse upset No. 10 Duke 78-75 on Wednesday night as the Orange kept alive their postseason hopes.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Duke Blue Devils
75
Syracuse Orange
78
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUKE | 33 | 42 | 75 |
| SYR | 25 | 53 | 78 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/26 | vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | W 113-52 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Army Black Knights | W 84-50 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 75-78
John Gillon made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 0:38 75-75
John Gillon made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:34 75-73
Amile Jefferson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:34 74-73
Amile Jefferson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:34 73-73
Foul on Tyler Roberson.
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JumpShot 2:00 73-73
Tyus Battle made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:24 73-71
Grayson Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Kennard.
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LayUpShot 2:41 70-71
Tyler Lydon made Layup. Assisted by John Gillon.
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LayUpShot 3:07 70-69
Luke Kennard made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:26 68-69
Tyus Battle made Jumper.
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TipShot 4:10 68-67
Tyler Lydon made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:27 68-65
Amile Jefferson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:27 67-65
Amile Jefferson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:27 66-65
Foul on Tyler Roberson.
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JumpShot 4:58 66-65
Tyus Battle made Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Roberson.
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LayUpShot 5:36 66-63
Amile Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Jayson Tatum.
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LayUpShot 5:55 64-63
Tyler Roberson made Layup. Assisted by John Gillon.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:53 64-61
Amile Jefferson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:53 63-61
Foul on Taurean Thompson.
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LayUpShot 6:53 63-61
Amile Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Luke Kennard.
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LayUpShot 7:23 61-61
Amile Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Luke Kennard.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:38 59-61
Taurean Thompson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:38 59-60
Foul on Luke Kennard.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:06 59-60
Andrew White III made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:06 59-59
Andrew White III made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:06 59-58
Foul on Frank Jackson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:34 59-58
Luke Kennard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayson Tatum.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:49 56-58
Andrew White III made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:49 56-57
Andrew White III made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:49 56-56
Foul on Luke Kennard.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:39 56-56
Tyler Lydon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:39 56-55
Tyler Lydon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:39 56-54
Foul on Jayson Tatum.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:54 56-54
Frank Jackson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:54 55-54
Frank Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:54 54-54
Foul on Tyus Battle.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:16 54-54
John Gillon made Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 10:30 54-51
Jayson Tatum made Dunk. Assisted by Matt Jones.
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LayUpShot 11:15 52-51
John Gillon made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:35 52-49
Jayson Tatum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Kennard.
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DunkShot 12:26 49-49
Harry Giles made Dunk. Assisted by Matt Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:42 47-49
John Gillon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:42 47-48
John Gillon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:42 47-47
Foul on Frank Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:08 47-47
Tyus Battle made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:08 47-46
Tyus Battle made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:08 47-45
Foul on Grayson Allen.
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LayUpShot 13:34 47-45
John Gillon made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 13:39 47-43
Foul on Matt Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:14 47-43
Tyus Battle made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:14 47-42
Foul on Luke Kennard.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:17 47-42
Luke Kennard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:17 46-42
Foul on Tyler Lydon.
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LayUpShot 14:17 46-42
Luke Kennard made Layup.
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JumpShot 14:39 44-42
Tyus Battle made Jumper.
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TipShot 14:54 44-40
Harry Giles made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:14 42-40
Tyus Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Gillon.
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PersonalFoul 15:25 42-37
Foul on Grayson Allen.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:16 42-37
Amile Jefferson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:16 41-37
Amile Jefferson made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 75-78
End of Game
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 75-78
John Gillon made Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:11 75-75
Tyler Lydon Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:11 75-75
Luke Kennard missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 0:38 75-75
John Gillon made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:45 75-73
Tyler Lydon Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:45 75-73
Grayson Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:10 75-73
Grayson Allen Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:10 75-73
John Gillon missed Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 1:29 75-73
Syracuse Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 1:34 75-73
Amile Jefferson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:34 74-73
Amile Jefferson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:34 73-73
Foul on Tyler Roberson.
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Offensive Rebound 1:36 73-73
Amile Jefferson Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:36 73-73
Luke Kennard missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 2:00 73-73
Tyus Battle made Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 2:20 73-71
Duke Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:24 73-71
Grayson Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Kennard.
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LayUpShot 2:41 70-71
Tyler Lydon made Layup. Assisted by John Gillon.
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LayUpShot 3:07 70-69
Luke Kennard made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:26 68-69
Tyus Battle made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:53 68-67
Tyus Battle Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:53 68-67
Grayson Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
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TipShot 4:10 68-67
Tyler Lydon made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 4:10 68-65
Tyler Lydon Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:10 68-65
Tyus Battle missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:27 68-65
Amile Jefferson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:27 67-65
Amile Jefferson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:27 66-65
Foul on Tyler Roberson.
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Offensive Rebound 4:34 66-65
Luke Kennard Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:34 66-65
Grayson Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 4:58 66-65
Tyus Battle made Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Roberson.
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LayUpShot 5:36 66-63
Amile Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Jayson Tatum.
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LayUpShot 5:55 64-63
Tyler Roberson made Layup. Assisted by John Gillon.
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Defensive Rebound 6:07 64-61
John Gillon Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:07 64-61
Jayson Tatum missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 6:14 64-61
Amile Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:14 64-61
Tyus Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 6:39 64-61
John Gillon Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 6:39 64-61
Tyus Battle missed Jumper.
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Team Stats
DUKE
SYR
25-64
FG
25-47
39
Field Goal %
53
10-33
3PT
6-11
30
Three Point %
55
15-17
FT
22-25
88
Free Throw %
88
36
Rebounds
28
16
Offensive Rebounds
4
20
Defensive Rebounds
24
16
Assists
10
6
Steals
3
4
Blocks
1
8
Turnovers
8
0
Team Turnovers
0
8
Total Turnovers
8
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
18
Fouls
15
10
Largest Lead
2
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