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Mike Krzyzewski found a silver lining in his No. 1-ranked Blue Devils losing to Kansas at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night.The fact that we fought hard, that we played against a really good team, and then shake hands with them because they hit a big, big shot and played really hard, Krzyzewski said after the last-second shot knocked the Blue Devils lost to the No. 7 Jayhawks.You learn a lot from playing at this level of game and thats why this Champions Classic is so important for these four programs (No. 2 Kentucky clobbered No. 13 Michigan State in the other game) to be able to play in games like this.The Blue Devils opened the season with easy wins over Marist and Grand Canyon in the home-court opening games of the Naismith Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament and Saturday will face Penn State in the opener of a double-header at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn.No. 21 Rhode Island and No. 24 Cincinnati play in the nightcap and the winners meet on Sunday for the title, with the losers vying for third place.The Nittany Lions are also 2-1, but the loss didnt come against Kansas -- it came at home to Albany in the opener. Patrick Chambers team is young and allowed 79 points per game, beating Grand Canyon and Duquesne.Penn State was outrebounded 124-96 in the first three games and it will be going up against stronger teams this weekend.Rebounding is a major concern of mine right now, we have to do a much better job in that area right now, Chambers said earlier this week.Dukes Grayson Allen suffered through a tough night at Madison Square Garden, where he scored 12 points on 4-for-15 from the floor.I think Grayson had a very frustrating game, Krzyzewski said of Allen, who missed 11 of his first 12 shots. I think you cant expect to get a foul. I think hes getting to a point where he makes a move and its a good move and he expects a foul.Im not saying theyre not calling fouls. You cant do that. That cant be what youre doing. The last few minutes, he moved well. Hes playing hard when he gets the ball and he needs to play harder when he doesnt have the ball. Its what he did in the last few minutes.The Blue Devils held Kansas to 2-of-17 from 3-point range and come into this game limiting their three opponents to a .148 percentage from behind the arc. On the other side, Duke enters this game having made at least one 3-pointer in 950 straight games.The Blue Devils also come in with the reigning ACC rookie of the week in Frank Jackson, who is averaging 16.7 points, two assists and 2.7 rebounds in his first three college games. Despite the tough shooting night, Allen is averaging 17.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists.Theyre shooting the heck out of the ball from three (38.6 percent) right now, Chambers said. From two, they have a very good percentage (48.6 overall). Theyre getting to the free throw line. Theyre shooting -- theyre making more than their opponents are even attempting. They are doing some great things and theyre doing exactly what Coach K wants his team to do.The Nittany Lions have five players averaging in double figures. 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MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Kansas State has plenty of reasons to be wary about Missouri State rolling into town.Sure, the Football Championship Subdivision program is coming off a lackluster one-win season, and at first blush it looks like a total mismatch. But it was just four years ago that the Bears were tied with the Wildcats in the third quarter before things devolved into a 51-9 blowout.It was also just last week North Dakota State, which like the Bears (2-0) plays in the Missouri Valley Conference, sent a jolt through the Top 25 with its upset of then-No. 13 Iowa .In other words, dont expect the Wildcats (1-1) to be looking ahead to their Big 12 opener.People keep talking to me about North Dakota State. Yeah, we can beat them, Missouri State coach Dave Steckel said. But were going up against a very, very physical team.The Wildcats showcased that in last weeks 63-7 romp over Florida Atlantic. Winston Dimel ran for four touchdowns on just five carries, and the big fullback joined a cadre of running backs and a trio of elusive quarterbacks in piling up 336 yards rushing and seven scores.Not that Bill Snyder wanted to talk positives afterward.Instead, what jabbed their longtime coach in the side like a sharp stick were the penalties, an uncharacteristic 13 of them for 131 yards. The flags repeatedly put Kansas State in a hole on offense, and several times they wiped out what should have been significant gains.They were the kind of mistakes the Wildcats could afford against Florida Atlantic. Maybe even against Missouri State. But not when league play starts at West Virginia.It is a discipline element, Snyder said, and that requires accountability and coaches are responsible for implementing the accountability. It is not after the fact on game day. It is during the course of the week. We have to do a better job of holding players accountable.As the Bears prepare to visit Kansas State, here are some of the other story lines:STOUT DEFENSEMissouri State is allowing just 11 points per game, third-best in its division, and just 51.5 yards on the ground. But there is a big differennce between playing Southwestern (Kan.dddddddddddd) and Murray State, and playing a Big 12 opponent on the road.No matter who you play, you respect them. You prepare for them, said Steckel, who faced Kansas State often as a longtime assistant at Missouri. Theres no difference. This game is about us.SPEAKING OF DThe Wildcats limited Stanford and star running back Christian McCaffery in a 26-13 loss, then completely shut down the Owls last week. Florida Atlantic barely managed 200 yards of total offense and picked up one first down in the lopsided defeat.BIG BOY DROUGHTMissouri State has not beaten a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent since Sept. 1, 1990, when it beat UNLV. Thats 30 straight games. Among them was a 23-20 overtime loss to Oklahoma State in 1996, when current Kansas State co-offensive coordinator Del Miller was in his second year as head coach of the Bears.ERTZ-WHILE BACKUPKansas State quarterback Jesse Ertz has been disappointed with hi play through two games as a starter, particularly in the passing game. But despite Joe Hubeners success against the Owls, and some flashy moves by fellow backup Alex Delton, dont expect the Wildcats to think twice about keeping the ball in Ertzs hands .He is still a work in progress, Snyder said. He is gaining more and more in the way of exposure, and as he does so, he gains greater confidence and execution, and decision- making becomes better. It is the nature of the game.BACKFIELD BATTALIONThe Wildcats already planned to use Charles Jones, Justin Silman and Dalvin Warmack at running back. But when redshirt freshman Alex Barnes got into the mix against the Owls, it gave Kansas State one of the deepest stables in the Big 12 .It doesnt change much at all, Barnes said. Were all friends in the locker room. We have lockers right next to each other, so its not a competition that gets in the way of our friendship or our lives outside of football. We enjoy each others company and we have a lot of fun. ' ' '