National Basketball Association
Duke 73, Syracuse 54
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 28, 2015
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Brian Dorsey, # Tim Nestor
Attendance:
9314
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No. 5 Duke 73, Syracuse 54: Freshman swingman Justise Winslow set a career high with 23 points as the host Blue Devils sailed to their ninth straight victory.
Quinn Cook chipped in 17 points for Duke (26-3, 13-3 ACC), which overcame subpar shooting from 3-point range (8-of-23) and the foul line (9-of-16). Winslow added nine rebounds and three blocked shots, while Jahlil Okafor contributed 13 points and 14 boards.
Tyler Roberson had 16 points and nine boards to pace the Orange (18-11, 9-7), who missed 17 of their 20 3-pointers and committed 15 turnovers. Syracuse shot 30.6 percent from the field with its three starting guards combining to shoot 10-of-40.
Winslow was the only Duke player who shot well in the first half, as he finished the session 7-of-11 for 15 points. The Blue Devils led 17-16 with about eight minutes left when Winslow scored nine straight Duke points to create a 26-18 cushion en route to a 34-25 lead at the break.
About four minutes into the second half, Matt Jones and Winslow drained back-to-back 3-pointers to extend the margin to 44-31. Shortly thereafter, Cook scored four straight points before Winslow, Cook and Tyus Jones each drained a 3-pointer in a 90-second span to push the cushion to 57-38.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cook missed his first six 3-pointers before making one with under 12 minutes left in the game to extend his school-record streak to 39 straight games with a 3-pointer. ... Syracuse C Rakeem Christmas fouled out midway through the second half for the second straight game. He finished with 11 points and five rebounds before exiting with 9:42 left. ... Winslow's previous career high was 20 points, accomplished against Wake Forest last month and matched versus Clemson last weekend.
Top Game Performances
Syracuse |
|
Duke |
Tyler Roberson 16 |
Scoring |
Justise Winslow 23 |
Ron Patterson 4 |
Assists |
Tyus Jones 6 |
Tyler Roberson 9 |
Rebounds |
Jahlil Okafor 14 |
Tyler Roberson 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Quinn Cook 6 |
Michael Gbinije 4 |
Steals |
Tyus Jones 2 |
Rakeem Christmas 1 |
Blocks |
Justise Winslow 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Syracuse
|
54 |
30.6 |
3-20 |
13-17 |
10 |
34 |
2 |
12 |
15 |
Duke
|
73 |
48.3 |
8-23 |
9-16 |
18 |
40 |
6 |
7 |
17 |