Together they extended the nation’s longest active hitting streak. Wilson scored a career-high 25 points, Harris dished out a career-high 10 assists and Dick made three crucial baskets in the final 2 1/2 minutes to help the defending national champion past No. 7 Duke 69-64. “We didn’t know where he was at times. we sent out a missing person’s report in the second half,” joked interim coach Norm Roberts, referring to Dick. “But this is his first real big-boy game that he’s played in, and I thought he really responded.” Kansas went 3-0 with Roberts filling in for fired coach Bill Self, who will sit out the first four games because of a misconduct scandal in 2017. But the results remain unchanged as the Jayhawks ran their winning streak to 14. Wilson also grabbed 11 rebounds on a shooting night. Duke (2-1) was led by Kyle Filipowski, who scored 17 points and had 14 rebounds to become the first player in school history to record a double-double in each of his first three games. Marvin Bagley III was the only other player to do so in his first two games. Jeremy Roach had 16 points as new coach Jon Scheyer lost for the first time. The young Blue Devils pushed Kansas to the edge in a game that went back and forth for most of the second half. Duke just couldn’t finish it. “Before the game, we said whoever handles adversity better wins, and I thought he did that late,” Scheyer said. Still, the Blue Devils were on top when Filipovski’s layup with 4:39 left gave Duke a 59-54 lead. But Kansas scored seven straight points to take a 61-59 lead on Dick’s 3-pointer with 2:21 left. Roach answered with a 3 for Duke and then Dick scored on an alley-oop play with 1:40 left to give Kansas a 63-62 lead. The Jayhawks never trailed again, finishing the game on a 15-5 run. “Those two guys, they never backed down,” Roberts said. “There was never any panic and everything was driven by Jalen and Dajuan.” BIG PICTURE Duke: These Blue Devils don’t seem to be content with backing down from anyone. Despite a slow start and poor finish, they traded jabs all night with a more experienced team. At times, they looked even more physical than Kansas — all promising signs of improvement. Kansas: They have survived without themselves – this time just barely. But the gritty Jayhawks played hard and fast and never wavered, even when the execution wasn’t great or the shots weren’t falling. Even Roberts admitted that sometimes winning badly is what it takes. EFFECTS OF SURVEYS Duke: The Blue Devils might slip a little, but not by much. Certainly not after that kind of performance just three games into a season with a first-year coach and three first-year starters. Kansas: With No. 4 Kentucky losing earlier Tuesday and the Wildcats visiting No. 2 Gonzaga this weekend, the Jayhawks could move up a spot or two – depending on the results. NEW EXPERIENCE In a first-round game, Scheyer thought his team played relatively well. It was the first time Scheyer has coached or Duke’s talented freshmen have played outside of Cameron Indoor Stadium. It was also their first experience against a ranked team and their first closed match. And the double-overtime game between Michigan State and Kentucky in Tuesday’s opener didn’t help much. “We went out there three times to warm up,” Scheyer said. “It was a first for a lot of different things.” NEXT Duke: Returns home to face Delaware on Friday. Kansas: Hosts Southern Utah on Friday. —— AP college basketball: and and
