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Nov 14, 2025; Durham, North Carolina, USA; Duke Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer directs his team during the first half against the Indiana State Sycamores at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nNo. 5 Duke and No. 24 Kansas will play in numerous high-profile games this season, but when the teams meet Tuesday night as part of the Champions Classic in New York, it will be special for the participants.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n “It’s what dreams are made of,” Duke guard Caleb Foster said. “It’s what you come to Duke for, so I’m very excited.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Duke (4-0) will be headed back to the state of New York for the second week in a row after topping Army last Tuesday before returning home to dominate Indiana State on Friday night.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n But the game against Kansas (3-1) certainly will have the Blue Devils’ attention.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n “It’s going to be a big-time game that we’ll be ready for,” Duke coach Jon Scheyer said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The same holds true for the Jayhawks.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n “It’ll be a big boy game,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “They’re good. They’re young again. Somebody asked me if they’re better than last year. And I said, \u2018Well, it’s too early to tell, but this early in the season, I think they may execute their stuff better than last year.'”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Kansas will take on a traditional power for the second time this season, with its lone loss at nationally-ranked North Carolina on Nov. 7. The Jayhawks topped visiting Princeton 76-57 on Saturday, boosted by sophomore Flory Bidunga’s career-high 25 points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Bidunga made 10 of 11 shots from the field in that game, bettering Duke’s Cameron Boozer’s 13-for-16 success rate from Friday night versus the Sycamores.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Boozer racked up 35 points in the Indiana State game, marking the second-most for a Duke freshman in program history. Even with that strong performance, it wasn’t difficult to acknowledge what’s next with a trip to Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n “Of course, we’re looking forward to it,” Boozer said. “Obviously, Kansas is a great team. They’re great every year. This is my first time (playing) in the Garden. They call it Cameron (Indoor Stadium) North, so I’m excited to have that experience.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Jayhawks’ highly-touted freshman guard Darryn Peterson has missed the last two games with an ailing hamstring, and his return seems unlikely for the Duke game.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n “We’re not, obviously, going to have him … at least for the immediate future,” Self said. “I’m not going to put him out there until he feels well.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Peterson poured in 22 points against North Carolina on Nov. 7.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n “We need to get him where he can explode without the thought in his mind that something negative could happen,” Self said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Scheyer is impressed with what he has seen from Peterson.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n “I know he’s a great player. He’s terrific, he can do everything on the court,” he said. “You see what he’s doing and you see the points he’s putting up.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Kansas has won the last two matchups with Duke and five of the last six meetings. This will be the first of three consecutive neutral-site meetings with Atlantic Coast Conference opponents for the Jayhawks, with games vs. Notre Dame and Syracuse the following week.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Scheyer said the Blue Devils continue to assess their lineup combinations.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n