Viktor Lakhin scored 22 points, Clemson held player of the year candidate Cooper Flagg in check for most of the game and the Tigers defeated No. 2 Duke 77-71 to snap the Blue Devils’ 16-game winning streak.

The Blue Devils hadn't experienced a loss yet this calendar year, last registering a defeat to Kansas on Nov. 12.

After Duke basketball's first loss since November, ESPN analyst Luke Hancock called Clemson's upset of the Blue Devils the 'ACC game of the year.' Cooper Flagg struggled in his team's loss, but the Blue Devils still have championship aspirations that should fuel them to play better moving forward.