The Syracuse University men's basketball team will face Duke at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Carrier Dome. The game will be televised on ESPN.
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Syracuse 91, Duke 89 (Final): The Orange holds on in overtime to improve to 21-0.
Duke 87, Syracuse 86 (00:45, OT): Jerami Grant has three dunks, but Duke has the lead. Orange has the ball with chance to go back ahead.
Syracuse 78, Duke 78 (end of regulation): It's headed to overtime. Rasheed Sulaimon's 3-pointer at the buzzer has sent the game into overtime. Parker and Jefferson have both fouled out.
Syracuse 70, Duke 68 (4:22, 2nd half): C.J. Fair is up to 24 points as he's taken control for the Orange, but Tyler Thornton has made three straight 3-pointers to keep the game tight. Parker and Jefferson each playing with four fouls.
Syracuse 54, Duke 53 (11:27, 2nd half): This game is living up to the hype. Grant is up to 16 points and Cooney just knocked down a huge 3-pointer. Jefferson just picked up his fourth foul and heads to the bench. He's leading Duke with 14 points.
Syracuse 47, Duke 43 (15:32, 2nd half): SU has made all three of its shots to start the second half. Grant is up to 12 points and C.J. Fair has 14. Duke continues to clean up on the offensive glass. The Blue Devils have 15 second-chance points.
Syracuse 38, Duke 35 (halftime): It's been a tight game throughout. Fair leads SU with 11 points while Amile Jefferson has 9 points for Duke. The Blue Devils have eight offensive rebounds and are 6-for-18 from behind the 3-point line. The Orange is 11-for-11 from the free-throw line.
Syracuse 32, Duke 28 (2:20, 1st half ): It's playing out as expected so far. Duke making some 3-pointers to stay in the game as the Orange is scoring around the basket.
Syracuse 25, Duke 20 (5:26, 1st half ): Orange has a nice run going, highlighted by a Cooney 3-pointer and a Roberson dunk off a fast break. Fair's layup while getting fouled led SU into a timeout.
Duke 13, Syracuse 10 (11:28, 1st half ): Duke takes its first lead on an Andre Dawkins' 3-pointer. Duke has already attempted eight 3-pointers and made two. Duke has 15 field-goal attempts compared to nine for the Orange.
Syracuse 6, Duke 5 (15:54, 1st half ): Both teams feeling each other out early. Tyler Ennis and C.J. Fair have each been able to get to the basket and get points.
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