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Duke Blue Devils at Wake Forest Demon Deacons

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Duke Blue Devils
17-2, 6-0 Away
Final
63 - 56
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
15-5, 10-1 Home

Flagg, No. 2 Duke push past Wake Forest 63-56 to stay unbeaten in ACC

Cooper Flagg's 24 points power Duke past Wake Forest

Fellow freshman Kon Knueppel had 15 points for the Blue Devils (17-2, 9-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who missed their first 13 shots after halftime and went 1 for 19 through the first 12 minutes of the second half.

That helped Wake Forest rally from 15 down before halftime to push ahead 45-39 on Juke Harris' basket at the 9:55 mark. Duke responded with seven straight scoring possessions, going up 53-47 on Flagg's two free throws with 3:53 left.

Harris scored 14 points to lead the Demon Deacons (15-5, 7-2), who had the backing of a loud and festive home crowd eager to storm the court against Duke for the second straight year. This time, they couldn't close it when Duke wobbled.

Takeaways Duke: The Blue Devils had yet to play an ACC game closer than 11 points, but responded in a big test.

Wake Forest: The Demon Deacons had won six straight, but missed on adding an impressive win to their NCAA Tournament resume.

Key moment Flagg stepped up in the key sequence, starting with a faceup jumper. Knueppel followed with a paint score, followed by a pick-and-pop 3 from Mason Gillis.

Flagg handled most of the rest, scoring on a spin move, then beating Tre'Von Spillers off the dribble to throw down a two-handed slam as Duke made its move.

Key stat Duke's Tyrese Proctor was 1 of 11 from the field and 0 for 6 from 3-point range before burying a 3-pointer with the shot clock winding down, pushing Duke to a 56-49 lead with 2:18 left.

Up next The Demon Deacons visit No. 25 Louisville on Tuesday. The Blue Devils host N.C. State on Monday.

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Matchup Prediction

Wake Forest: 11.5%
Duke: 88.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 63 - 56
2nd 0:06 Tyrese Proctor Steal. 63 - 56
2nd 0:06 Juke Harris Turnover. 63 - 56
2nd 0:13 Cooper Flagg made Free Throw. 63 - 56
2nd 0:13 Cooper Flagg made Free Throw. 62 - 56

Statistics

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21-57 FG 19-51
36.8 Field Goal % 37.3
9-32 3PT 3-18
28.1 Three Point % 16.7
12-17 FT 15-23
70.6 Free Throw % 65.2
46 Rebounds 29
14 Offensive Rebounds 4
32 Defensive Rebounds 25
14 Assists 12
4 Steals 8
6 Blocks 3
16 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Off Turnovers 12
2 Fast Break Points 12
20 Points in Paint 26
22 Fouls 19
15 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

LJVM Coliseum

Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Attendance: 13,169 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 9-0 - 17-2
Clemson 9-1 0.5 17-4
Louisville 8-1 1 15-5
Wake Forest 7-2 2 15-5
SMU 6-3 3 15-5
Stanford 6-3 3 14-6
North Carolina 6-3 3 13-8
Pittsburgh 4-4 4.5 13-6
Florida State 4-5 5 13-7
California 4-5 5 11-9
Notre Dame 3-5 5.5 9-10
Syracuse 3-6 6 9-11
Georgia Tech 3-6 6 9-11
Virginia Tech 3-6 6 8-12
NC State 2-6 6.5 9-10
Virginia 2-7 7 9-11
Boston College 1-8 8 9-11
Miami 0-9 9 4-16
Full Standings