It seemed like history was going to repeat itself, that the Wildcats would keep themselves within striking distance into the final minutes. Instead, Duke knocked down its shots. It capitalized on a Trey Townsend turnover with a strong drive and layup from Cooper Flagg.

Across four seasons as a legendary Duke basketball guard, including a 2009-10 senior campaign that ended with the Blue Devils cutting down nets in April, Jon Scheyer knocked down 38.1 percent of his 780 attempts beyond the arc.

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer spoke about the heartbreaking loss to Kentucky after the game on Tuesday.