Duke is among the 211 Division I college basketball teams that have already suffered a loss in the 2015-16 season—something the Blue Devils aren't used to so soon in a campaign. But Tuesday's 74-63 loss to Kentucky in the Champions Classic actually marks the second time in three years the Blue Devils have lost this early, as they fell to Kansas in the same event in 2013.
At this point, the outcomes aren't as important as the takeaways, since they provide the first chance to see how a team operates as a unit and who figures to be the key contributors.