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).

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,

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

After Syracuse basketball’s 10th straight loss to the Blue Devils (nine of which have been by double-digits) SU head coach Adrian Autry was trying to assure the Orange masses that they will weather the storm and get back to a place where it can compete with the Blue Devils.

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.

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