A 21-7 run to close the first half gave Duke the cushion it needed to hold off Kansas and win at Madison Square Garden.

Kansas basketball didn’t have Darryn Peterson on Tuesday vs Duke in the Champions Classic, but it did have Tre White. Here’s more on his performance.

On Tuesday, the Jayhawks came up short against Duke, giving them their second loss of the early season and a 3-2 record. If the trend with the polls continues, the Jayhawks will either slip to No. 25 or even go unranked, despite a somewhat encouraging performance without Darryn Peterson.

What was supposed to be a matchup between two of the top freshmen in college basketball didn't actually materialize, unfortunately. So, Tuesday night's Champions Classic lacked some star power because Kansas guard Darryn Peterson was reduced to watching with a bad hamstring. Not ideal.

Cameron Boozer and Isaiah Evans lead the way for No. 4 Duke in its defeat of No. 23 Kansas at the Champions Classic.

The No. 24 Kansas Jayhawks face the No. 5 Duke Blue Devils on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 in the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden.

The No. 25 Kansas Jayhawks (3-1) travel to Madison Square Garden to face the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils (4-0) in a neutral-site Men’s College Basketball matchup.

Duke also found it more difficult to protect the ball against a more active defense, going to an early two-point look with Caleb Foster and Cayden Boozer both on the floor in an attempt to stem the early turnovers that led to easy Kansas buckets. That too is an area for improvement.