LAS VEGAS — Dajuan Harris scored 14 points and top-ranked Kansas prevailed ejecting star center Hunter Dickinson to defeat No. 11 Duke 75-72 in the Vegas Showdown on Tuesday night.

Dickinson, who entered the game averaging 17.8 points and 10.4 rebounds, was fouled 2 and ejected for hitting the Blue Devils’ Maliq Brown in the head midway through the second half kicked.

Highly touted Duke freshman Cooper Flagg took advantage of Dickinson’s absence, and the Blue Devils kept it close until the buzzer.

Zeke Mayo added 12 points for Kansas (6-0), and Dickinson and AJ Storr each scored 11.

Tyrese Proctor led Duke (4-2) with 15 points, Flagg scored 13, Kon Knueppel had 11 and Sion James finished with 10.

Mayo put Kansas ahead for good when he made a jumper with 1:57 left for a 73-71 lead. Flagg hit a free throw for Duke and Rylan Griffen answered with two foul shots with 2 seconds left.

Kansas has won four of the past five meetings with the Blue Devils and six of eight. Nine of the past ten meetings have been decided by single digits.

Takeaways

Kansas: Overcoming the loss of Dickinson could serve the Jayhawks well later in the season.

Duke: Flagg had six points when Dickinson fouled out, but had two dunks, a layup and a free throw on four trips to the court.

Key moment

Knueppel had a three-point try rimout at the buzzer that would have forced overtime.

Key stat

Duke shot 50% from the field and 42.3% from three-point range. Kansas scored 49.1% overall and 47.1% from 3.

Next

Kansas hosts Furman on Saturday. Duke is at home against Seattle on Friday.