No matter who emerged from Wednesday’s ACC tournament second-round game between Syracuse and Florida State, top-seeded Duke awaited a third meeting of the season between the teams.
Syracuse became that team, building an early 15-point lead and leading by 23 at halftime on the way to beating the Seminoles, 96-57, at Barclays Center.
That means Duke (26-5), which split its two regular-season games with Florida State, will aim for its third win over the No. 9 seeded Orange (16-16) when the teams play in Thursday’s first ACC tournament quarterfinal game at noon.
