Duke Blue Devils at Syracuse Orange
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Duke women beat No. 17 Syracuse 58-45; Orange's Fair scores 22, pulls within 4 of Brittney Griner
Syracuse's Dyaisha Fair, who entered with 3,257 career points, scored 22 on 7-of-25 shooting and is four points shy of tying Brittney Griner for fifth all-time. It was also her 22nd straight game in double figures this season.
Georgia Woolley added 11 points for Syracuse (22-5, 12-4 ACC), which scored a season low and its fewest since a 75-51 loss at North Carolina on Jan. 4. The Orange shot 25% (14 of 56) overall against the Blue Devils and were outrebounded 52-25.
Richardson scored five points in the second quarter as Duke outscored Syracuse 21-6 and led 35-17 at the break. Jadyn Donovan grabbed 11 of Duke’s season-high 33 first-half rebounds. Syracuse missed 12 of 15 shots in the second quarter and were 7-of-31 (23%) shooting overall in the first half. Fair scored six first-half points.
Donovan finished with eight points and a career-high 15 boards. Taina Mair scored seven points to go with nine assists for Duke (17-9, 9-6).
Ashlon Jackson's 3-pointer gave Duke a 54-34 lead with 5:20 remaining. Fair then scored seven points during a 11-2 surge to pull Syracuse to 56-45 with about a minute left.
Duke has won the last four in the series and is 9-3 overall. Syracuse's last win against Duke was a 64-55 victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Jan. 27, 2019.
Duke ends a four-game stretch against ranked teams with a home matchup on Sunday against No. 6 North Carolina State.
Syracuse hosts Pittsburgh on Sunday.
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- TV Channel: Blue Devils vs Orange 2021 College Basketball, week 16, is broadcasted on ACC Extra.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 58 - 45 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 58 - 45 |
| 4th 0:00 |  |
Georgia Woolley Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 45 |
| 4th 0:03 |  |
Taina Mair missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 45 |
| 4th 0:20 | |
Emma Koabel Offensive Rebound. | 58 - 45 |
Statistics
 DUKE |
SYR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-53 | FG | 14-56 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 25 |
| 3-18 | 3PT | 3-16 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 11-12 | FT | 14-18 |
| 92 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 15 | Assists | 6 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 27 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 27 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 21 | Fouls | 14 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Syracuse, NY
Attendance: 3,480 | 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 |