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Maine Black Bears at Duke Blue Devils

· NCAA Men's Basketball
0-1, 0-1 Away
Final
62 - 96
1-0, 1-0 Home

Freshmen Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel help No. 7 Duke roll past Maine 96-62 in season opener

Cooper Flagg's electric jams highlight exciting Duke debut

The 6-foot-9, 205-pound Flagg — the nation’s top-ranked recruit and a preseason Associated Press All-American — made 6 of 15 shots and all six of his free throws. Fellow rookie Kon Knueppel powered the offense with 22 points and three 3-pointers for the Blue Devils (1-0), who shot 55.6% for the game.

Quion Burns scored 15 points for the Black Bears (0-1), which shot just 6 for 24 (25%) after halftime as Duke pulled away.

Takeaways Maine: The Black Bears were picked fourth in the America East, their highest projected finish since the 2010-11 season. They hung around in the first half (45.5% shooting) but everything was a struggle after the break.

Duke: The Atlantic Coast Conference favorite had six players score in double figures, including returnees Caleb Foster (11) and Tyrese Proctor (10).

Key moment Duke pulled away with an 11-0 run in the second half. Knueppel made a corner 3 off a feed from Flagg and Sion James scored twice in the paint to push the margin to 60-39 with 14:33 left.

Key stat Knueppel, a 6-7 wing, had 15 points on 5-for-8 shooting with a pair of 3s by halftime. That included a 4-point play in transition that had him outscoring Maine 13-9 in those opening 7 1/2 minutes as Duke ran out to a double-digit lead.

Up next The Blue Devils host Army on Friday in a home tuneup before facing No. 23 Kentucky in next week's Champions Classic in Atlanta. The Black Bears return home Wednesday to host Maine-Fort Kent, a United States Collegiate Athletic Association member.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:27 Mason Gillis Defensive Rebound. 62 - 96
2nd 0:32 Jaden Clayton missed Jumper. 62 - 96
2nd 0:51 Darren Harris made Free Throw. 62 - 96
2nd 0:51 Darren Harris made Free Throw. 62 - 95
2nd 0:51 Foul on Quion Burns. 62 - 94

Statistics

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21-57 FG 35-63
36.8 Field Goal % 55.6
3-14 3PT 11-29
21.4 Three Point % 37.9
17-18 FT 15-20
94.4 Free Throw % 75.0
27 Rebounds 40
7 Offensive Rebounds 11
20 Defensive Rebounds 29
4 Assists 17
9 Steals 10
0 Blocks 3
14 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Off Turnovers 19
9 Fast Break Points 18
30 Points in Paint 44
19 Fouls 18
0 Largest Lead 36

Game Information

Cameron Indoor Stadium

Location: Durham, NC
Attendance: 9,314 | Capacity:

2024-25 America East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Bryant 14-2 - 23-12
Vermont 13-3 1 21-12
Maine 10-6 4 20-14
UAlbany 8-8 6 17-16
Binghamton 7-9 7 15-17
UMass Lowell 6-10 8 17-15
New Hampshire 6-10 8 8-24
UMBC 5-11 9 13-19
NJIT 3-13 11 6-25

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 19-1 - 35-3
Clemson 18-2 1 27-7
Louisville 18-2 1 27-8
SMU 13-7 6 24-11
Wake Forest 13-7 6 21-11
North Carolina 13-7 6 23-14
Stanford 11-9 8 21-14
Georgia Tech 10-10 9 17-17
Florida State 8-12 11 17-15
Pittsburgh 8-12 11 17-15
Virginia 8-12 11 15-17
Notre Dame 8-12 11 15-18
Virginia Tech 8-12 11 13-19
Syracuse 7-13 12 14-19
California 6-14 13 14-19
NC State 5-15 14 12-19
Boston College 4-16 15 12-19
Miami 3-17 16 7-24
Full Standings