{"id":61334,"date":"2018-03-24T08:05:50","date_gmt":"2018-03-24T08:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=61334"},"modified":"2018-03-24T08:05:50","modified_gmt":"2018-03-24T08:05:50","slug":"ncaa-tournament-duke-finds-way-past-syracuse-tense-sweet-16-matchup-acc-rivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/ncaa-tournament-duke-finds-way-past-syracuse-tense-sweet-16-matchup-acc-rivals.html","title":{"rendered":"NCAA tournament: Duke finds way past Syracuse in tense Sweet 16 matchup of ACC rivals"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 18pt;color: #000000\">NCAA tournament: Duke finds way past Syracuse in tense Sweet 16 matchup of ACC rivals<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Duke outzoned \u2013 or at least outlasted \u2013 Syracuse. As happens to so many of Syracuse\u2019s opponents, Duke struggled to score \u2013 and open three-pointers just wouldn\u2019t drop. The Blue Devils were 5-of-26 from three-point range, and senior guard Grayson Allen was 3-of 14. Freshman big man Marvin Bagley III scored 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including several alley-oops when he somehow escaped notice beneath Syracuse\u2019s zone. And as happens so often to Syracuse, the Orange couldn\u2019t find much offense, period. The discrepancy was just enough.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Key moments<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Midway through the second half, Duke sandwiched three-pointers by Gary Trent Jr. and Grayson Allen around a Syracuse turnover \u2013 a forced 10-second count against Duke pressure &#8212; turning a three-point lead into nine, 48-39. The Blue Devils were in control most of the way after that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">With less than two minutes left and the shot clock about to expire, Syracuse forward Oshae Brissett drilled a 15-footer to pull Syracuse within 63-60. But Trent scored on a short jump shot, pushing Duke\u2019s lead back to five points, and the Blue Devils closed it out with free throws. Trent hit two with 6 seconds left to seal victory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">What\u2019s next<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Duke (29-7) moves into the Elite Eight to face No. 1 Kansas. The Blue Devils are seeking their 17th Final Four appearance and their first since 2015, when they won their fifth national championship. No. 11 Syracuse\u2019s unexpected run through the NCAA Tournament ended. Syracuse (23-14) was the last at-large team selected, and had to win a play-in game, then two more to get to the Sweet 16.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 8pt;color: #000000\">Source:-https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ncaab\/2018\/03\/24\/ncaa-tournament-duke-passes-difficult-test-syracuse-sweet-16\/455165002\/<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/ncaa-tournament-duke-finds-way-past-syracuse-tense-sweet-16-matchup-acc-rivals.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCAA tournament: Duke finds way past Syracuse in tense Sweet 16 matchup of ACC rivals Duke outzoned \u2013 or at least outlasted \u2013 Syracuse. As happens to so many of Syracuse\u2019s opponents, Duke struggled to score \u2013 and open three-pointers just wouldn\u2019t drop. 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