Dajuan Harris scored 14 factors and top-ranked Kansas withstood the ejection of star heart Hunter Dickinson to beat No. 11 Duke 75-72 within the Vegas Showdown on Tuesday night time.
Dickinson, who entered the sport averaging 17.8 factors and 10.4 rebounds, acquired a fragrant-2 foul and was ejected for kicking the Blue Devils’ Maliq Brown within the head halfway by means of the second half.
Extremely touted Duke freshman Cooper Flagg took benefit of Dickinson’s absence, and the Blue Devils stored it shut all the best way to the buzzer.
Zeke Mayo added 12 factors for Kansas (6-0), and Dickinson and AJ Storr every scored 11.
Tyrese Proctor led Duke (4-2) with 15 factors, Flagg scored 13, Kon Knueppel had 11 and Sion James completed with 10.
Mayo put Kansas forward for good when he made a jumper with 1:57 left for a 73-71 lead. Flagg hit a free throw for Duke and Rylan Griffen answered with two foul pictures with 2 seconds left.
Kansas has gained 4 of the previous 5 conferences with the Blue Devils and 6 of eight. 9 of the previous 10 conferences have been determined by single digits.
Takeaways
Kansas: Overcoming the lack of Dickinson may serve the Jayhawks properly later within the season.
Duke: Flagg had six factors when Dickinson went out, however then on 4 journeys to the lane had two dunks, a layup and a free throw.
Key second
Knueppel had a 3-point attempt rim out on the buzzer that may have pressured extra time.
Key stat
Duke shot 50% from the sphere and 42.3% from 3-point vary. Kansas shot 49.1% total and 47.1% from 3.
Up subsequent
Kansas hosts Furman on Saturday. Duke is house in opposition to Seattle on Friday.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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