The Duke Blue Devils clawed back from an early hole against the No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks on Tuesday night, but freshman superstar [autotag]Cooper Flagg[/autotag] and his teammates couldn’t close the deal on a trajectory-changing upset.
Kansas scored 16 of the game’s first 19 points after it made six of its first seven shots from the floor, burying three 3-pointers in the first 4:11 of game time.
Despite Flagg only scoring two points in the opening half thanks to some constant double-teams, the Blue Devils put together a 16-4 run late in the opening half to tie the game. [autotag]Tyrese Proctor[/autotag] made five of his first six triples, and veteran forward [autotag]Maliq Brown[/autotag] constantly swatted the ball away in a game he ended with four steals.
However, five-star freshman [autotag]Kon Knueppel[/autotag] couldn’t find a gap in the Kansas defense in the final five seconds for a crucial turnover, letting the Jayhawks build a three-point lead. When Knueppel’s final gasp ducked out of the rim, his eighth miss on eight 3-point attempts, the Blue Devils walked away with a second tally in the loss column.
Here are the best photos from Tuesday’s game.