NCAAB

Duke Blue Devils at Arizona Wildcats

· NCAA Men's Basketball
4-1, 1-0 Away
Final
69 - 55
2-2, 2-1 Home

Cooper Flagg scores 24 points, leads No. 12 Duke to a 69-55 road win over No. 17 Arizona

Cooper Flagg's 24-point night leads Duke to victory

Flagg drove the lane and threw down a one-handed jam in traffic to give the Blue Devils a 46-33 lead with 12:27 left. The preseason All-America pick shot 10 of 22 from the field and added six rebounds and three assists.

Duke (4-1) never trailed in the second half.

Arizona (2-2), which has lost two straight, cut the margin to 54-48 on Jaden Bradley's layup with 5:40 left but couldn't get closer. Bradley led the team with 18 points, while KJ Lewis added 12.

Duke led 34-27 and had a 22-14 rebounding advantage at halftime, closing on a 6-0 run.

Takeaways Duke: The Blue Devils handled their first true road game with poise despite having three freshmen in the starting lineup. The physical performance against a team with a pair of 7-footers bodes well for the future.

Arizona: The Wildcats were bothered by Duke's size, strength and athleticism, losing lots of 50-50 battles for loose balls and offensive rebounds.

Key moment Knueppel grabbed his own offensive rebound, dribbled out to the perimeter and then hit a 3-pointer to give the Blue Devils a 42-31 lead with 15:33 left. It was Duke's first double-digit lead of the night.

Key stat Arizona's Caleb Love — a preseason All-America selection along with Flagg — finished with just eight points on 3-of-13 shooting. Love averaged nearly 17 points per game in eight previous games against the Blue Devils, dating back to his time at North Carolina.

Up next Duke plays No. 1 Kansas on Tuesday in Las Vegas, and Arizona plays Davidson on Wednesday in the Bahamas.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 69 - 55
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 69 - 55
2nd 0:14 Cooper Flagg Defensive Rebound. 69 - 55
2nd 0:17 KJ Lewis missed Jumper. 69 - 55
2nd 0:24 KJ Lewis Defensive Rebound. 69 - 55

Statistics

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26-61 FG 21-53
42.6 Field Goal % 39.6
9-25 3PT 6-23
36.0 Three Point % 26.1
8-13 FT 7-11
61.5 Free Throw % 63.6
43 Rebounds 30
13 Offensive Rebounds 6
30 Defensive Rebounds 24
15 Assists 16
8 Steals 9
4 Blocks 4
14 Turnovers 15
1 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Off Turnovers 10
12 Fast Break Points 6
28 Points in Paint 26
19 Fouls 14
14 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

McKale Memorial Center

Location: Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,634 | Capacity:

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

2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Houston 19-1 - 34-4
Texas Tech 15-5 4 28-9
BYU 14-6 5 26-10
Arizona 14-6 5 24-13
Iowa State 13-7 6 25-10
Kansas 11-9 8 21-13
West Virginia 10-10 9 19-13
Baylor 10-10 9 20-15
TCU 9-11 10 16-16
Kansas State 9-11 10 16-17
Utah 8-12 11 16-17
Cincinnati 7-13 12 19-15
UCF 7-13 12 18-16
Oklahoma State 7-13 12 17-18
Arizona State 4-16 15 13-20
Colorado 3-17 16 14-21
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