So much for an unbeaten season.

The No. 1-ranked Duke Blue Devils, led by Zion Williamson, R. J. Barrett and Cam Reddish – fell to Gonzaga in third place on Wednesday night, 89-87, in the Maui Invitational championship game.

This was the first defeat of Duke's season and, at least temporarily, soothed the hype surrounding the team that many have already described as better.

The Blue Devils were held in total for 35 seconds in their five games this season, before Wednesday 's slaughter, but the Bulldogs led by Rui Hachimura quickly took advantage and did not win. have never looked back, at least until the last minutes. They went into the half-time with a score of 47-39 and maintained a comfortable lead before Duke reduced the score to 83-81, while it remained 3:45.

The teams scrambled to position themselves from there, but the Blue Devils never took advantage again. Duke had the ball in the final seconds with a chance to tie the game or take the lead, but a Barrett lay-up attempt was blocked by Brandon Clarke and the time has expired.

Williamson finished with 22 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks in the loss. Barrett added 23 points on 25 shots, while Reddish only got 10 out of 3 shots out of 9. Overall, the Blue Devils shot just 43.1 percent – their lowest mark in the game. season.

Gonzaga led by 16 points in the second half before the Duke rally.

The Blue Devils, led 89-87 to 1.17, had several opportunities in the first minute to take advantage, but a handful of missed shots and shots on goal helped the Bulldogs to hang on. despite the 0-4 when traveling. Free line of fire.

Hachimura led Gonzaga with 20 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three blocks. Clarke finished with 17 points and six rejections – no bigger than the one who saved the game.