By the time Miles Bridges got his obligatory highlight-reel dunk for the night, it was too little too late for Michigan State, as the No. 5 Duke Blue Devils were able to hang on for a 78-69 win over the Spartans.
For the first two-thirds of the game, this one was much closer than most were expecting. Duke and Michigan State were tied at 35 at halftime and knotted up again at 48 early in the second half when an emphatic Nick Ward rejection led to a fast-break bucket for the Spartans.
In the end, though, there was too much history on Duke's side.