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,

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).

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.

Here's a look at how the ACC's 18 men's basketball programs stack up heading into Saturday's Duke-Clemson game:

Duke basketball heads to Clemson for arguably the Blue Devils' toughest ACC test of the season. Will the Blue Devils avoid the upset? Here's our pick.

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.