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Duke Blue Devils (19-2, 11-0 ACC) at Syracuse Orange (10-12, 4-7 ACC)
Syracuse, New York; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 2 Duke takes on Syracuse after Kon Knueppel scored 22 points in Duke’s 87-70 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels.
The Orange have gone 8-4 in home games. Syracuse is third in the ACC with 25.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Donnie Freeman averaging 6.9.
The Blue Devils are 11-0 in conference matchups. Duke averages 16.9 assists per game to lead the ACC, paced by Cooper Flagg with 4.2.
Syracuse’s average of 6.4 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.4 fewer made shots on average than the 6.8 per game Duke allows. Duke averages 10.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.0 more made shots on average than the 8.0 per game Syracuse gives up.
The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Eddie Lampkin Jr. is scoring 10.1 points per game with 9.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists…
