Cooper Flagg and the No. 11 Duke basketball nearly pulled off an upset on Tuesday against the No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks.

LAS VEGAS — Top-ranked Kansas is set to face No. 11 Duke in a high-profile clash Tuesday night, a matchup showcasing two of college basketball’s most storied programs. With the Jayhawks entering as the No. 1 team in the country, the game presents a significant opportunity for both squads to test their depth in the early season.

The Duke Blue Devils had two chances to win the game against No. 1 Kansas on Tuesday night. Well, truly, any sentence like that is a bit of a fallacy. Duke could have made another shot or played better defense on any possession over the first 39 minutes of the game to swing the outcome,