The first part of the first half of Duke-Michigan State was an exercise in frustration for both teams. Although the Spartans started with a three - just their third of the season - both teams were shooting poorly and turnover prone.
Part of that was hard defensive work on both teams and part of it - at least for Duke - was at times just poor decisions and poor communication.
Duke finished the first half shooting 25 percent for threes and 45 percent overall but also had 10 turnovers, according to ESPN, but that may not have counted Mark Mitchell’s fumble after the Blue Devils took away Michigan State’s last shot attempt.