By the time Miles Bridges got his obligatory highlight-reel dunk for the night, it was too little too late for Michigan State, as the No. 5 Duke Blue Devils hung on for a 78-69 win over the Spartans.

The first two-thirds of the game was much closer than most expected. Duke and Michigan State were tied at 35 at halftime and knotted up again at 48 early in the second half after an emphatic Nick Ward rejection led to a fast-break bucket for the Spartans.

There was too much history on the Blue Devils' side, though.

Duke's last home loss against a nonconference opponent came way back on Feb. 26, 2000, against St. John's. That wi...

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