After each Duke men's basketball game this season, check back here for the Player of the Game and more. Duke lost a close one to Kansas in the Vegas Showdown Tuesday, and the Blue Zone is here to break down the game.

Top-ranked Kansas will pose the toughest test yet for Duke’s defense, which through Monday was the best in Division I college basketball, according to the latest KenPom ratings.

The Duke Blue Devils remained on the West Coast for a few extra days this week ahead of a Tuesday night game against No. 1 Kansas in Las Vegas, and a certain five-time national champion will try to watch his former pupil claim a signature win.