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After Duke forced Syracuse starters Justin Taylor, Chris Bell and Naheem McLeod to be nonfactors, Adrian Autry may be forced to alter his traditional starting five.
Freshman guard Jared McCain has become a mainstay in Duke’s perimeter scoring, averaging 19.4 points per game during the Blue Devils’ five-game winning streak.
Mark Mitchell scored 18 of his career-high 21 points in the first half and Jared McCain finished with 18 points to lead No. 14 Duke over Syracuse 86-66 on Tuesday night. Duke made all eight 3-point attempts after halftime and finished by shooting 75% from the field in the second half. The Blue Devils have made at least one 3-point shot in every game for nearly 34 years.
Duke’s Mark Mitchell registered a career-high 21 points, shooting 70 percent from the field in a 20-point victory over Syracuse.
The Duke Blue Devils hit 75% of their second-half shots, including all eight of their 3-pointers, to turn a close game into a lopsided, 20-point ACC win over Syracuse.