Kansas center Hunter Dickinson was ejected midway through the second half of the top-ranked Jayhawks’ 75-72 victory over No. 11 Duke for kicking the Blue Devils’ Maliq Brown in the head. Brown was assessed a personal foul for backing into Dickinson while both were going for a rebound.

As the game reached its second half, Dickinson was ejected for a flagrant 2 foul after a scuffle with Duke’s Maliq Brown. The incident drew immediate attention, with former Duke basketball star and current ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Williams voicing his frustration over the play, even labeling it "dirty" on social media.

After his departure, the lead bounced back and forth with Kansas ultimately holding on when Duke freshman Kon Knueppel rimmed out a bank shot 3-pointer at the buzzer. Kansas will next meet with Furman on Saturday in the early season Las Vegas tournament.