No. 7 Duke Shoots Past Syracuse for Seventh Straight Road Win

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Sophomore Mark Williams scored a career-high 28 points, freshman Paolo Banchero had 21 and fellow rookie AJ Griffin added 20 as No. 7 Duke raced to an early lead and beat Syracuse 97-72 on Saturday night at the Carrier Dome.

It was the final regular-season meeting between the two winningest coaches in Division I history — Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (1,195) and Syracuse's Jim Boeheim (997). It also marked Coach K's 200th road win in the Atlantic Coast Conference, extending his record.

Duke (25-4, 15-3 ACC) maintained sole possession of first place in the conference with a dominant wire-to-wire performance. The Blue Devils also won their seventh consecutive road game, extending the…