I think that Duke did a great job in the first half defending Pullen, they made it tough for him to catch the ball and when he did he caught it 30-35 ft from the basket where all he could do is drive and then Duke did a great job of help defense when he did drive. The first half may have frustrated him to play poorly in the second half.
If we could have kept him offball more than it could have been different, but it seemed like Spradling was struggling with Dukes pressure, something he will learn over time, he's still young.
Pullen will be fine, and so will the Cats, that is the best defense by far we will see all year, and by far the worst game Pullen will have all year IMO.