No. 7 Duke surges late to hold off Syracuse 88-79 in ACC

[ASFN Admin]

NEW YORK (AP) No. 7 Duke began coach Mike Krzyzewski's final Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament with a tougher-than-expected 88-79 victory Thursday over ninth-seeded Syracuse, which was playing without suspended star Buddy Boeheim. Wendell Moore Jr. scored 26 points and Jeremy Roach had 17 in the second half as top-seeded Duke (27-5) hung on to advance to Friday's semifinals at Barclays Center against the winner of Miami-Boston College. Coming off a jarring loss to end the regular season against North Carolina in Coach K's Cameron send off, Duke looked like a team still trying to find its March form.

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