No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks play the No. 12 Duke Blue Devils

Duke Blue Devils (4-1) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (5-0)

Las Vegas; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 12 Duke and No. 1 Kansas square off in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Jayhawks have a 5-0 record in non-conference play. Kansas is 1-0 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Blue Devils have a 4-1 record against non-conference oppponents. Duke ranks second in the ACC with 17.4 assists per game led by Cooper Flagg averaging 3.8.

Kansas makes 51.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 16.8 percentage points higher than Duke has allowed to its opponents (34.8%). Duke scores 17.0 more points per game (84.6) than Kansas allows to opponents (67.6).

TOP PERFORMERS: Hunter Dickinson is shooting 56.9% and averaging 17.8 points for the Jayhawks.

Flagg is scoring 17.8 points per game and averaging 9.0 rebounds for the Blue Devils.

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