
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers at Duke Blue Devils
· Men's Basketball Championship - East Region - 1st RoundNo. 1 seed Duke rolls past Mount St. Mary's 93-49 to open NCAAs in Flagg's return from injury

Flagg had 14 points and seven boards for the Blue Devils (32-3), the East bracket headliner opening a push for a sixth national title roughly a half-hour's drive from its Durham campus. Duke jumped to a 13-2 lead in a dominant first half marked by clean execution on the way to a big lead.
The Blue Devils cooled after the break, but finished at 50% shooting with 14 3-pointers to cruise toward a second-round date with Baylor. Proctor went 6 for 8 from deep.
“I just thought these guys were incredibly mature without necessarily even playing in the NCAA Tournament besides Tyrese and Mason (Gillis)," Duke coach Jon Scheyer said. “Proud of the performance. We have to move on very quickly, but really good to get our feet wet and understand what the tournament is all about.”
The 18-year-old Flagg — a top NBA prospect and unanimous Associated Press first-team All-American — missed the last two games of Duke’s run to the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title after rolling his left ankle in the quarterfinals against Georgia Tech. He looked comfortable in this one, including when he finished an and-1 drive that left him on his back in the opening flurry and later when he cut backdoor to take Patrick Ngongba's feed and dunk it home.
Flagg said he felt “completely 100 percent and confident going into tonight’s game.”
Duke led 54-28 by halftime after shooting 60.6%.
Arlandus Keyes scored 15 points for the 16th-seeded Mountaineers (23-13), the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champs who beat American in Wednesday's First Four. Mount St. Mary's shot 30.2% from the field, including 5 for 27 on 3s.
“I thought our guys fought unbelievably,” Mountaineers coach Donny Lind said. “They played with heart and determination and great effort until there were zeros on the clock, and I’m incredibly proud of that.”
Duke: The Blue Devils won the ACC outright regular-season and tournament titles for the first time since 2006, though Flagg's health (and an injury to versatile defender Maliq Brown) was the major storyline. This was a good start to the NCAAs for a team that has lost just once since November.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 49 - 93 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 49 - 93 |
2nd 0:10 | Duke Defensive Rebound. | 49 - 93 |
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2nd 0:18 | Malcolm Dread Defensive Rebound. | 49 - 93 |
Statistics
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19-63 | FG | 35-70 |
30.2 | Field Goal % | 50.0 |
5-27 | 3PT | 14-37 |
18.5 | Three Point % | 37.8 |
6-8 | FT | 9-12 |
75.0 | Free Throw % | 75.0 |
38 | Rebounds | 44 |
8 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
30 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
10 | Assists | 22 |
2 | Steals | 8 |
1 | Blocks | 5 |
11 | Turnovers | 2 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
11 | Total Turnovers | 2 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
4 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
4 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
26 | Points in Paint | 36 |
13 | Fouls | 11 |
0 | Largest Lead | 46 |
Game Information

Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 19,180 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Quinnipiac | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
Merrimack | 14-6 | 1 | 18-15 |
Marist | 13-7 | 2 | 20-10 |
Mount St. Mary's | 12-8 | 3 | 23-13 |
Manhattan | 12-8 | 3 | 17-14 |
Iona | 12-8 | 3 | 17-17 |
Sacred Heart | 10-10 | 5 | 15-18 |
Siena | 9-11 | 6 | 14-18 |
Rider | 9-11 | 6 | 14-19 |
Fairfield | 8-12 | 7 | 12-20 |
Saint Peter's | 7-13 | 8 | 12-16 |
Niagara | 6-14 | 9 | 11-20 |
Canisius | 3-17 | 12 | 3-28 |
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 |