Still, Duke remained Duke, more than gifted and shrewd enough to wriggle out of a tub of goo. 11 seed Syracuse, long will have departed town and the tournament into which it squeezed barely, then bamboozled repeatedly. [Kansas tops Clemson despite late letdown to reach Elite Eight]Then Duke inbounded, Syracuse fouled, and Gary Trent Jr. sealed matters with two free throws with 5.9 seconds left. In the anticipated gooey game, a quick turn near halftime got Duke the lead it would haul around the rest of the way. While the Blue Devils had gotten a Bagley jumper for a 31-27 lead, Syracuse ran a hopeful possession, but Battle couldn’t quite get his high-traffic shot from the lane to fall.

Source: Washington Post March 24, 2018 04:44 UTC