The Blue Devils didn’t get the result they were looking for in Vegas against number 1 Kansas, but they showed that they are always going to punch back. Kansas threw haymakers at Duke early, to the tune of a 13 point lead early in the game. The Blue Devils didn’t fold; they worked back and managed to trim the deficit at the half to 2 points on a last second Tyrese Proctor 3. The second half saw Duke fight and claw, but the Jayhawks week of rest really showed. Duke overtook a tough Kansas squad but could only muster a 2-point lead, which soon evaporated.