The Syracuse men’s basketball team played their hearts out, but fell just short to the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils by a final score of 88-79 in the ACC Tournament’s quarterfinal round on Thursday afternoon at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
With Buddy Boeheim serving a one-game suspension, Jimmy Boeheim and Joe Girard went off and nearly carried Syracuse to a huge upset.
The Orange led 40-36 at the half, but were outscored 52-39 in the second half.
Boeheim finished with a game-high 28 points while Girard finished with 23. Cole Swider was the only other player to finish in double figures for Syracuse as he netted 15 points.
GAME RECAP LINKS
- Orange Defeated by Duke, 88-79 in ACC Quarterfinals (Cuse.com)
- Shorthanded Syracuse men’s basketball team falls to Duke 88-79 in ACC Tournament quarterfinal (NunesMagician.com)
- Without Buddy Boeheim, Syracuse gives Duke huge scare in 88-79 loss in ACC tournament (Syracuse.com)
- Syracuse comes up short against No. 7 Duke in ACC Tournament despite gutsy effort without Buddy Boeheim (247Sports.com)
- Observations from Syracuse vs. Duke: Offense impresses without Buddy (DailyOrange.com)
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
MEDIA
Left it all out there. pic.twitter.com/ilaYNWiLKl
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) March 10, 2022
Keep fighting. ?? pic.twitter.com/zfBCyHyd2m
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) March 10, 2022
? @jimmyb_23 pic.twitter.com/Mh1nWpOvql
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) March 10, 2022
Not quitting. pic.twitter.com/5AXIGBP2lk
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) March 10, 2022
Joe at the buzzer! ?
JG3 with 18 at the half.
? ESPN pic.twitter.com/ZrnJmez5Vf
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) March 10, 2022
GAME PREVIEW
The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team (16-16) takes on the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils (26-5) in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament this afternoon at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The Orange will be without senior guard Buddy Boeheim after he received a one-game suspension for punching Florida State’s Wyatt Wilkes in the stomach in Wednesday’s 96-57 victory in the quarterfinal round.
The game will be televised on ESPN. Tipoff is scheduled for 12 p.m.
GAME PREVIEW LINKS
- SU CHALLENGES TOP-SEEDED DUKE IN ACCT (Cuse.com)
- Opponent Preview: What to know about Duke, the ACC Tournament’s top seed (DailyOrange.com)
- How to watch Syracuse basketball vs. Duke: ACC Tournament quarterfinals TV channel, time, FREE live stream (Syracuse.com)
- Beat writers predict No. 1 seed Duke will eliminate Syracuse from ACC Tournament (DailyOrange.com)
MEDIA
Pregame underway in Brooklyn ?✊ pic.twitter.com/Fg49EiV410
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) March 10, 2022
Cuse is in the house… pic.twitter.com/cnV7tiM0u2
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) March 10, 2022
ACC Quarterfinals. Let's go. ?✊ pic.twitter.com/haetX7FVT9
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) March 10, 2022
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