Duke’s 11th victory in program history over the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 was already secure when Isaiah Evans elevated for a dunk at the buzzer and screamed in joy toward the Blue Devils fans along the baseline.

The basket was ultimately waved off for being a fraction of a second too late, but No. 3 Duke had already made its point by outhustling and outplaying top-ranked Michigan for a 68-63 win Saturday night before a riveted crowd of 20,537 in the nation’s capital.

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