On that play, Flagg drove to the basket on big man Hunter Dickinson. Adams arrived to help and swatted Flagg’s shot. He tried to recover the ball but knocked it out of bounds. On the next Duke possession, Adams stopped a three-on-one fast break by swatting Kon Knueppel’s shot at the rim.

The tone of the game changed when Dickinson kicked Duke's Maliq Brown in the head after they fell to the floor during a fight for a rebound. But Kansas hung on for the win.

Dajuan Harris scored 14 points and the top-ranked Jayhawks withstood the loss of star center Hunter Dickinson to beat the Blue Devils.

Experience is key for Duke basketball as the Blue Devils try to become the best version of themselves by March. Kansas provided the latest lesson.

For the second time this young season, No. 11 Duke fell to a ranked opponent after squandering scoring chances late in the fourth quarter, losing to No. 1 Kansas in Las Vegas.

Kansas basketball will go up against Duke on Tuesday in Las Vegas as non-conference play continues. The game is a part of this year’s Vegas Showdown.