Duke turns back Orange 69-65, sets up matchup with Kansas
Duke found a way to crack Syracuse's zone defense, and now the Blue Devils are back in the Elite Eight for the first time since the 2015 team won it all.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Syracuse Orange
65
Duke Blue Devils
69
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYR | 27 | 38 | 65 |
| DUKE | 34 | 35 | 69 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/26 | vs Central Connecticut Blue Devils | W 102-49 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs New Haven Chargers | W 74-58 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 65-69
Gary Trent Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 65-68
Gary Trent Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 65-67
Foul on Matthew Moyer.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 65-67
Tyus Battle made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 64-67
Foul on Grayson Allen.
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PersonalFoul 0:12 64-67
Foul on Tyus Battle.
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TipShot 0:17 64-67
Marek Dolezaj made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:21 62-67
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:21 62-66
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:21 62-65
Foul on Tyus Battle.
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PersonalFoul 0:39 62-65
Foul on Frank Howard.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:41 62-65
Frank Howard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:41 61-65
Frank Howard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:41 60-65
Foul on Wendell Carter Jr.
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JumpShot 0:52 60-65
Gary Trent Jr. made Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:27 60-63
Oshae Brissett made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:24 58-63
Tyus Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Howard.
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PersonalFoul 2:58 55-63
Foul on Trevon Duval.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:24 55-63
Marvin Bagley III made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:24 55-62
Foul on Oshae Brissett.
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LayUpShot 3:52 55-62
Oshae Brissett made Layup.
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JumpShot 4:16 53-62
Grayson Allen made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 4:39 53-60
Marvin Bagley III made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:11 53-58
Marek Dolezaj made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:11 52-58
Foul on Marvin Bagley III.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:35 52-58
Wendell Carter Jr made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:35 52-57
Wendell Carter Jr made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:35 52-56
Foul on Bourama Sidibe.
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JumpShot 6:05 52-56
Tyus Battle made Jumper.
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JumpShot 6:35 50-56
Marvin Bagley III made Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Allen.
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LayUpShot 7:41 50-54
Oshae Brissett made Layup.
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DunkShot 8:08 48-54
Marvin Bagley III made Dunk. Assisted by Grayson Allen.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:16 48-52
Oshae Brissett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:16 47-52
Foul on Wendell Carter Jr.
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PersonalFoul 8:24 47-52
Foul on Bourama Sidibe.
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LayUpShot 8:24 47-52
Wendell Carter Jr made Layup. Assisted by Grayson Allen.
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JumpShot 8:51 47-50
Marek Dolezaj made Jumper. Assisted by Tyus Battle.
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PersonalFoul 9:16 45-50
Foul on Paschal Chukwu.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:27 45-50
Oshae Brissett made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:27 44-50
Oshae Brissett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:27 43-50
Foul on Marques Bolden.
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JumpShot 11:17 43-50
Marek Dolezaj made Jumper. Assisted by Tyus Battle.
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TipShot 11:45 41-50
Marvin Bagley III made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:14 41-48
Oshae Brissett made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:14 40-48
Oshae Brissett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:14 39-48
Foul on Marques Bolden.
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PersonalFoul 12:24 39-48
Foul on Grayson Allen.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:36 39-48
Grayson Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevon Duval.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:59 39-45
Gary Trent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Allen.
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DunkShot 13:33 39-42
Marek Dolezaj made Dunk. Assisted by Tyus Battle.
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JumpShot 14:16 37-42
Wendell Carter Jr made Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Allen.
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DunkShot 14:51 37-40
Marvin Bagley III made Dunk. Assisted by Grayson Allen.
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PersonalFoul 15:00 37-38
Foul on Marvin Bagley III.
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JumpShot 15:00 37-38
Tyus Battle made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:24 35-38
Marvin Bagley III made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:24 35-37
Marvin Bagley III made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:24 35-36
Foul on Paschal Chukwu.
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JumpShot 16:19 35-36
Marek Dolezaj made Jumper. Assisted by Tyus Battle.
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PersonalFoul 16:35 33-36
Foul on Gary Trent Jr..
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JumpShot 17:36 33-36
Gary Trent Jr. made Jumper.
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End Game 0:00 65-69
End of Game
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 65-69
Gary Trent Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 65-68
Gary Trent Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 65-67
Foul on Matthew Moyer.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 65-67
Tyus Battle made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:07 64-67
Syracuse Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 64-67
Tyus Battle missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 64-67
Foul on Grayson Allen.
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Defensive Rebound 0:12 64-67
Frank Howard Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 64-67
Grayson Allen missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:12 64-67
Foul on Tyus Battle.
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TipShot 0:17 64-67
Marek Dolezaj made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 0:17 62-67
Marek Dolezaj Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:17 62-67
Tyus Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:21 62-67
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:21 62-66
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:21 62-65
Foul on Tyus Battle.
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PersonalFoul 0:39 62-65
Foul on Frank Howard.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:41 62-65
Frank Howard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:41 61-65
Frank Howard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:41 60-65
Foul on Wendell Carter Jr.
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ShortTimeOut 0:51 60-65
Duke Timeout
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JumpShot 0:52 60-65
Gary Trent Jr. made Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:27 60-63
Oshae Brissett made Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:37 58-63
Paschal Chukwu Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:37 58-63
Oshae Brissett missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:01 58-63
Frank Howard Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:01 58-63
Gary Trent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 2:20 58-63
Syracuse Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:24 58-63
Tyus Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Howard.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:39 55-63
Syracuse Deadball Team Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:39 55-63
Marvin Bagley III missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 2:58 55-63
Wendell Carter Jr Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:58 55-63
Frank Howard missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:58 55-63
Foul on Trevon Duval.
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Defensive Rebound 3:24 55-63
Paschal Chukwu Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:24 55-63
Marvin Bagley III missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:24 55-63
Marvin Bagley III made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:24 55-62
Foul on Oshae Brissett.
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Offensive Rebound 3:28 55-62
Marvin Bagley III Offensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
SYR
DUKE
25-51
FG
22-56
49
Field Goal %
39
4-13
3PT
5-26
31
Three Point %
19
11-17
FT
20-28
65
Free Throw %
71
37
Rebounds
33
14
Offensive Rebounds
16
23
Defensive Rebounds
17
12
Assists
13
3
Steals
8
1
Blocks
2
16
Turnovers
7
1
Team Turnovers
0
16
Total Turnovers
7
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
28
Points in Paint
0
19
Fouls
16
4
Largest Lead
9
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