The Syracuse Orange had its five-game win streak snapped with an 86-66 loss to the Duke Blue Devils on Tuesday night at the Cameron Indoor Stadium.
With the loss, Syracuse drops to 10-4 on the season and 1-2 on the road.
The Orange trailed by just two points at halftime and hung around for about five minutes in the second half, but turnovers and perfect three-point shooting from Duke resulted in a double-digit loss for Syracuse.
Maliq Brown led the Orange with a career-high and a game-high 26 points on 11-for-16 shooting. Judah Mintz poured in 18 points, while JJ Starling added nine.
GAME RECAP LINKS
- Syracuse men’s basketball: second-half woes doom Orange in 86-66 loss to #14 Duke (NunesMagician.com)
- #14/15 Duke Threes Helps Defeat Syracuse (Cuse.com)
- Syracuse collapses in 2nd half during 86-66 loss to No. 14 Duke (DailyOrange.com)
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FROM SOCIAL MEDIA
Duke beats Syracuse 86-66. That's 9 straight losses to the Blue Devils for the Orange. SU hung in this game for about 25ish mins but then Duke starting hitting from 3-point range and SU couldn't keep pace. Maliq Brown with 26 for Syracuse. pic.twitter.com/bzMBB5EHQg
— Brent Axe (@BrentAxeMedia) January 3, 2024
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