By PAUL CIFONELLI Duke went on an 18-2 run midway through the first half and cruised to an 85-71 win. The stretch brought the Blue Devils' lead to 36-14 and it never got lower than 14. Duke was able to stretch its lead to as much as 24 on multiple occasions. The Blue Devils shot the three at a scorching 58.8 percent (10-for-17) clip in the first half. Jeremy Roach and DJ … [Read more...] about Duke sprints out to early lead, dumps Syracuse
Syracuse turns 20-point deficit into eight-point win
By PAUL CIFONELLI Buddy Boeheim knocked down his fourth three of the second half with 7:36 left to give Syracuse a 62-60 lead during the midst of a 29-5 run. The Orange never surrendered the lead and won 75-67 over Notre Dame, extending their win streak to three. Boeheim scored 20 of his game-high 29 points in the second half, including five of his six made threes. Marek … [Read more...] about Syracuse turns 20-point deficit into eight-point win
Luxury Vacation Rentals Wednesday Wrap: Blocker, Pickett and McCorker power East girls; Edison wins with clutch free throws
GIRLS EAST (2-0) 74SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (0-2) 17Shariona Blocker and Diamond Pickett both had double-doubles for East. Blocker scored 15 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, had eight steals and dished out six assists. Pickett had 10 points and 15 boards. Makayla McCorker was East's leading scorer with 22 points to go with seven rebounds and five steals. Jaylen Giles netted eight points … [Read more...] about Luxury Vacation Rentals Wednesday Wrap: Blocker, Pickett and McCorker power East girls; Edison wins with clutch free throws
Luxury Vacation Rentals Wednesday Wrap: Smith scores 38 for Lyons; Funk and Zutes power East Rochester
BOYS MONROE (1-0) 73 FRANKLIN (0-1) 62 Monroe won the first quarter 17-9 and the third 19-16, which represented the point differential in the game. Both teams tied the second and fourth quarters. Amariyon Johnson scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half for Monroe while JaH'meire Speed had 11 of his 16 in the first half. Ty'Jayh Cole tied Speed for the team lead with 16 … [Read more...] about Luxury Vacation Rentals Wednesday Wrap: Smith scores 38 for Lyons; Funk and Zutes power East Rochester
Griffin goes for 22 as Syracuse beats NC State again
By PAUL CIFONELLI Syracuse went on a 10-1 run over a minute and a half in the second half to pull ahead of NC State for good. That gave the Orange a 55-46 lead that they never surrendered. When the final horn sounded, Syracuse came away with a 77-68 win, its second over the Wolfpack in 10 days. After taking the nine-point advantage, Syracuse's lead got to three on two … [Read more...] about Griffin goes for 22 as Syracuse beats NC State again