Syracuse Orange at Duke Blue Devils
· NCAA Women's Basketball
55 - 72
No. 14 Duke beats No. 20 Syracuse in big ACC matchup
Oderah Chidom added 16 points, Kendall Cooper 12 and Lexie Brown nine points, 11 rebounds and eight assists for the Blue Devils (21-4, 9-3 ACC), who won their fourth straight and sixth in their last seven.
Duke shot 50 percent while the Blue Devils, who have only allowed three teams to shoot above 40 percent, held Syracuse (17-8, 8-4) to 25 percent.
Alexis Peterson scored 19 points and Brittney Sykes 11 but the nation's top-scoring backcourt (42.8) combined to shoot just 9 of 31. Peterson moved to No. 2 on the all-time school scoring list. Briana Day added 11 points.
While Syracuse took 37 of its 67 shots from beyond the arc, making 10 3-pointers, Duke was outscoring the Orange 44-8 in the paint.
Duke took command early, scoring 12 straight points, six by Cooper, after Syracuse's Abby Grant opened the game with a 3-pointer. Duke led by 13 after the first quarter and remained ahead by double figures.
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- TV Channel: Orange vs Blue Devils 2021 College Basketball, week 14, is broadcasted on ACC Extra.
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Bria Day Defensive Rebound. | 55 - 72 |
Statistics
 SYR |
DUKE |
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|---|---|---|
| 17-67 | FG | 30-60 |
| 25 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 10-37 | 3PT | 5-13 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 11-16 | FT | 7-13 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 54 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Assists | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 8 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Durham, NC
Attendance: 3,809 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-2 | - | 27-9 |
| Louisville | 15-3 | 1 | 29-8 |
| North Carolina | 14-4 | 2 | 28-8 |
| NC State | 13-5 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Syracuse | 12-6 | 4 | 24-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Notre Dame | 12-6 | 4 | 25-11 |
| Virginia | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Clemson | 11-7 | 5 | 21-12 |
| California | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Florida State | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 12 | 14-18 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-17 | 15 | 8-23 |
| Boston College | 1-17 | 15 | 5-26 |