SPOKANE, Wash. — The Gonzaga Bulldogs have nabbed the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll on Monday after the team’s historic win over Duke in the Maui Invitational.
Duke previously held the No. 1 spot in the poll with Gonzaga at No. 3. The Zags took down the Blue Devils on Wednesday with a final score of 89-87.
Duke fell to No. 3 on the AP poll on Monday, with Kansas sitting at No. 2.
Also on Monday, reports surfaced that guard Geno Crandall will be out four to six weeks due to injury.
On Friday, CBS Sports ranked Gonzaga the No. 1 men’s basketball team in the country. Duke came in at No. 2 on CBS Sports’ list, followed by Kansas, Tennessee and the University of Nevada Reno in the top 5.
Rui Hachimura scored 20 points and No. 3 Gonzaga blocked four shots in the final 46 seconds to hold off five-time champion Duke.
Duke (5-1) trailed by 16 in the second half before mounting a massive charge with a series of dunks and drives to the basket. After the Blue Devils tied it at 87-all, Hachimura scored on a hard drive to put Gonzaga up.
The Zags (6-0) missed four free throws to give Duke a final shot, but Brandon Clarke blocked R.J. Barrett's drive on the game's final play.
Gonzaga beat a No. 1 team for the first time and ended Duke's unbeaten streak on the Valley Isle (17-1) with its second Maui Invitational title.
Barrett had 23 points and Zion Williamson scored 22 for Duke.
Zach Norvell Jr. scored 18 points for the Zags.
