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Look out college hoops: Duke is just getting started

INDIANAPOLIS -- Kentucky fans flooded the streets and pubs of downtown Indianapolis before they filled Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.

But minutes after Zion Williamson cuffed Nick Richards' shot in midair and threw a dime to RJ Barrett for a bucket in transition during the worst loss, and the most embarrassing loss, of John Calipari's career, Big Blue Nation left the building.

"My nerves were pretty calm," Williamson said about his attitude entering Tuesday's 118-84 victory and his debut as a college player.

In the Champions Classic, Duke punched Kentucky in the face.