For the second time this season, the Orange (17-12, 9-7 ACC) sealed a victory with a last second 3-pointer. This time, it came from graduate transfer John Gillon, as the Orange defeated #10/11 Duke (22-6, 10-5 ACC), 78-75, on Wednesday night at the Carrier Dome.
The Orange claimed the victory in front of 30,331 fans, a number that stands as the highest NCAA on-campus attendance in the country this season.
- Full recap and stats at Cuse.com
- BOXSCORE: Syracuse 75, Duke 75 (.pdf)
- Syracuse beats Duke on Gillon’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer (Syracuse.com)
- John Gillon banks in buzzer-beating 3 to help Syracuse upset No. 10 Duke (Daily Orange)
- John Gillon carries Syracuse past Duke with 19-point second half (NunesMagician.com)
HIGHLIGHTS
COACH BOEHEIM POST GAME
COACH K POST GAME
MORE POST GAME COVERAGE
– 3 quick takeaways from Syracuse’s 78-75 win over No. 10 Duke (Daily Orange)
– Fan reactions form Syracuse’s upset win over No. 10 Duke (Daily Orange)
– Syracuse 78 – Duke 75: John Gillon buries Blue Devils with game winning three (NunesMagician.com)
– Best and worst from Syracuse basketball vs. Duke (Syracuse.com)
– Syracuse basketball box score vs. Duke (Syracuse.com)
– Gillon banks a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give SU a 78-75 win over Duke (WSYR)
PLAYER LOCKER ROOM INTERVIEWS
MORE ORANGE HOOPS COVERAGE ONLINE
– Report: Former Syracuse player Chris McCullough traded from Brooklyn to Washington (Syracuse.com)
– Syracuse recruit Oshae Brissett ‘fits the mold’ of Orange wing players (video) (Syracuse.com)
