On Saturday night Syracuse basketball will welcome in the top-ranked Duke Blue Devils. Here are the top five things you need to know ahead of this matchup.
Syracuse basketball will take on the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday night in a pivotal ACC clash. This is a game fans marked on their calendars months before the season started. Despite rosters changing year after year, the two constants make this rivalry what it is: Hall of Fame head coach Jim Boeheim vs Hall of Fame head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
The Orange possesses three quadrant 1 victories on the season, but they lack the sizzle that a win over Duke would provide. Syracuse is a little down in the mouth after seeing its five-game winning streak come to a screeching halt vs Clemson earlier this week.
To upend Duke at home, the Orange is going to need an A+ effort and hope that the Blue Devils slip up. Last year Syracuse had to deal with Zion Williamson, now they have another beast to stop: Vernon Carey Jr.
To find out who he is, what is Duke’s weaknesses, and every other key detail for this game we sat down with Ball Durham, our FanSided sister network covering all things Blue Devils basketball. Here are the top five things you should know ahead of this matchup.