Duke Basketball HC Jon Scheyer: 'Our Fans Deserve Better'

Tuesday night marked the first time in 954 days — dating all the way back to the 2023-24 team's Elite Eight loss to NC State — that Duke basketball wasn't at least within one possession of taking the lead in the final minute of a game. In fact, the No. 2-ranked Blue Devils (2-1, 0-0 ACC) never led from start to finish in their 79-73 loss to the No. 5 Michigan State Spartans (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) at the Champions Classic in Chicago's United Center.

And while there were several areas of weakness that led to Duke's defeat at the hand of Tom Izzo's savvy, phsyical, and seasoned Michigan State team, fifth-year Blue Devil head coach Jon Scheyer seemed to sum up his sentiments with one line toward the…