On the ESPN broadcast: Fran Fraschilla expressed surprise at the decision to upgrade the foul to Flagrant 2. He disagreed and said that based on his perspective, he would have stayed with Flagrant 1.

“The rule is it has to be severe and extreme,” Fraschilla said Karl Ravech. “I would have given him a Flagrant 1, it’s a technical dead ball. I’m surprised it’s a Flagrant 2. … They felt it was severe and extreme. I felt it was excessive, which is an obvious A.”

Hunter Dickinson was in the midst of another impressive game for Kansas at the time of his ejection. He scored 11 points, six rebounds and three assists in 24 minutes of play. After the referees sent him off, he initially remained on the bench, but was escorted to the locker room at the next media timeout. According to the rule, players are not allowed to sit on the bench after being sent off.

Kansas entered Tuesday’s game as the No. 1 team in the nation with a 5-0 record, including a home win North Carolina at Phog Allen Fieldhouse earlier this season. However, the Jayhawks faced another big task in Duke, led by the projected No. 1 pick Cooper Flag. After Dickinson’s departure, the Blue Devils went on a run and eventually took the lead as the media timeout ended under four minutes.