Cooper Flagg finished the win with 11 points, five rebounds, two assists and two blocks while shooting 4/7 from the field and 1/1 from the three-point range in 28 minutes of playing time. Many basketball fans reacted to his performance on social media.

The second-ranked Blue Devils took those words to heart Wednesday night at the JMA Wireless Dome, putting together yet another comfortable performance against Syracuse. The 83-54 win, spearheaded by Tyrese Proctor’s 16 points and one of Duke’s most dominant defensive showings in conference play,

Riding a 15-game winning streak, the No. 2-ranked Duke Blue Devils just regained their full roster when Maliq Brown returned for Saturday’s 87-70 win over UNC. Now, Duke is shorthanded again.

Now, though, third-year Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his squad are missing a different transfer forward in graduate Mason Gillis. The 6-foot-6, 225-pound reserve out of Purdue did not make the trip to Syracuse for the Blue Devils' showdown against the Orange (10-12, 4-7 ACC) at 7 p.m. Wednesday (ESPN2).

No. 2 Duke men’s basketball is back on the road to take on Syracuse. After 20 minutes of play, the Blue Devils are out to a 37-23 lead.

Duke basketball will be without Mason Gillis, one of the Blue Devils' top reserves, at Syracuse. Here's what we know.

The Duke men's basketball team announced on Wednesday that senior sharpshooter Mason Gillis won't play at Syracuse due to illness.