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Syracuse Must Bounce Back With Two Key Wins
Wednesday was a rough day for Syracuse basketball in an 83-54 home loss to second-ranked Duke. The Orange discovered just how formidable the Blue Devils are this season–a team that has a legitimate shot at winning the national championship in April. Syracuse took a beating for most of the game. However, SU stuck around for…
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Syracuse-Duke is Not a Rivalry, and Never Will Be
There are a bajillion adjectives you could use to describe yesterday’s game, and none of them are kind to Syracuse. A letdown. A catastrophe. A butt-whooping. All of them fit. Duke ran the Orange up and down the court that bears the name of the longest-tenured head coach in college basketball, and besides bemoaning the…
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Syracuse Loses Another Major Recruit with Filipowski to Duke
As the months wound down, it was a forgone conclusion that Duke was going to be the new home of four-star recruit Kyle Filipowski. The 6’10” forward with guard-like skills made it official earlier today. With both Donovan Clingan and Flip choosing other programs, Syracuse is still in a great spot, but its chances as…
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Syracuse’s Chances at Kyle Filipowski Are Not Looking Good
Let‚Äôs be frank, Syracuse is riding the high of landing two four-star recruits in the 2022 class. That‚Äôs great. But the Orange don‚Äôt want to slow down with a chance to grab its best recruiting class in a very long time. The key to that goal is Kyle Filipowski. The keyhole continues to shrink. All…
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Syracuse falls 84-72 to Duke in ACC Quarterfinals
Minutes into the game, the Orange turned the ball over at half court. A split second later, Duke Freshman phenom Zion Williamson scooped up the loose change and elevated for a thunderous slam in front of the Syracuse bench. That highlight from Williamson, who finished with 29 points (13-13 FG) on the night, put the…
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A Bittersweet Bite out of the Orange’s Blowout Loss to Virginia
Monday‚Äôs 26-point loss to Virginia marked three-out-of-four losses for Syracuse, but after the tough stretch, the Orange should be feeling more encouraged than concerned. Beginning with the obvious, UVA shot an absurd 72 percent from the beyond the arc, going 10-for-13 from three in a second half that saw the Cavaliers absolutely pull away ‚Äì…
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Syracuse Plays Better When the Stakes are High, Simple as That
In unfathomable fashion, Syracuse downed No. 1 Duke on the Blue Devils‚Äô home floor back on Monday night. Facing a 17-point spread, the Orange hadn‚Äôt been that big of an underdog in over 20 years. On the flip side, Duke was 90-0 all-time as the No. 1 team in the country at home against unranked…
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Everything You Need to Know Ahead of Syracuse-Duke
It has been several days but it still hasn’t entirely sunk in that the Orange are in the Sweet Sixteen. The Orange will have to deal with an elite offense for the fourth straight game, having handled Arizona State, TCU and Michigan State, holding all three to under sixty points. However, the next opponent is…
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Rapid Reaction: Syracuse falls to Duke 60-44
SU had life in the second half, but the Blue Devils proved to be too much for the Orange to handle in front of a rowdy Cameron Indoor crowd. Syracuse falls to 18-11 on the year and 7-9 in conference play. Here’s a few quick thoughts regarding SU’s 60-44 loss in Durham. -The Duke big…
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Syracuse, Duke both Seek to End a 1-Game Losing Streak Saturday
The Feb. 22 matchup between Syracuse and Duke has a new attitude after both teams suffered losses this week.
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