Overview
- Duke improved to 10-0 with its fourth win over a ranked opponent, closing on a 26-15 run at the Breslin Center.
- Cameron Boozer finished with 18 points, 15 rebounds and five assists, scoring 16 after halftime to flip a 34-31 deficit.
- Caleb Foster hit a go-ahead three in the final seconds after Duke’s switch to zone stalled the Spartans’ offense.
- Michigan State shot 0-for-10 from the field with point guard Jeremy Fears Jr., who still tallied 13 assists, and went cold late against the zone.
- Tom Izzo, visibly angry over missed layups and free-throw boxouts, signaled possible changes at the shooting-guard spot before Big Ten play resumes at Penn State on Dec. 13.