Duke followed up the biggest win of the season with a surprise loss.
The top-ranked Blue Devils suffered their first loss of the season on Tuesday against Ohio State in the ACC-Big Ten challenge, falling 71-66 despite leading by as many as 15 points in the second half.
The Buckeyes steadily chipped away at the deficit over the final 19 minutes of the game and held Duke scoreless for the final four-and-a-half minutes. Junior forward E.J. Liddell finally gave Ohio State the lead via two free throws with a minute left in the game, then hit a clutch fadeaway to push the lead to three points with 16 seconds left:
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