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No. 1 Duke, without Flagg, captures ACC title over No. 13 Louisville
CHARLOTTE -- Tyrese Proctor heated up from the perimeter in the second half and finished with 19 points as No. 1 Duke cranked out a 73-62 victory against No. 13 Louisville to win its second Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship in three years despite being without its top player again Sa...
No. 1 Duke fends off UNC rally, makes ACC title game
CHARLOTTE - Kon Knueppel scored 17 points and No. 1 Duke, playing without star freshman Cooper Flagg, held on after building a 24-point lead, beating North Carolina 74-71 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals on Friday night.,North Carolina botched a late free-throw situation that ...
Cooper Flagg ruled out for Duke's ACC semifinal vs. North Carolina
ACC Player of the Year Cooper Flagg was ruled out for Duke's conference tournament semifinal matchup with North Carolina on Friday night in Charlotte.,Flagg sprained his left ankle in the first half of Duke's quarterfinal victory over Georgia Tech on Thursday and did not return to the game. Head coa...
With Cooper Flagg ailing, UNC seeks upset of No. 1 Duke
CHARLOTTE -- North Carolina will play in a game that might largely define its season Friday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals.,Yet the Tar Heels (22-12) aren't likely to be the main storyline when going against top-ranked Duke.,The Blue Devils (23-9) might be without ACC P...
Top-ranked Duke prepared for test from Georgia Tech
CHARLOTTE -- Duke will play with the No. 1 national ranking next to its name for the first time this season when it takes the court in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals Thursday afternoon.,The Blue Devils face Georgia Tech with hopes of solidifying an NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed....
No. 2 Duke rolls at Miami, but starting G Tyrese Proctor hurt
Kon Knueppel scored a game-high 20 points to lead the second-ranked Duke Blue Devils past the host Miami Hurricanes 97-60 Tuesday night in an ACC matchup.,Cooper Flagg, the projected first overall pick in this year's NBA Draft, added 16 points, five rebounds and six assists for Duke (25-3, 16-1).,Bl...
Reports: Miami coaching search focused on Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas
The Miami Hurricanes are targeting Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas as their next head coach, according to multiple reports on Saturday.,Lucas, 36, has been with Duke since May 2022 and was promoted from assistant to associate head coach in June 2023. Considered a top recruiter, he also is the de...
No. 3 Duke overwhelms Illinois by 43 points
Isaiah Evans scored 17 points, Cooper Flagg finished with 16 points and seven rebounds, and No. 3 Duke cruised to a 110-67 win over Illinois on Saturday night in New York.,Kon Knueppel added 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting for Duke (24-3), which never trailed. Khaman Maluach scored 13 points and grabb...
Duke F Maliq Brown to miss ‘some time’ with dislocated shoulder
Duke forward Maliq Brown dislocated his left shoulder during the first half of the third-ranked Blue Devils' 80-62 win over Virginia on Monday, and he won't be back on the floor anytime soon.,Duke coach Jon Scheyer, speaking to "The Field of 68" on Tuesday, said Brown's imaging was still being compl...
Cooper Flagg, No. 3 Duke cruise to win over Virginia
Cooper Flagg collected his seventh double-double of the season and No. 3 Duke rolled to an 80-62 victory over Virginia in Atlantic Coast Conference action on Monday in Charlottesville, Va.,Flagg had 17 points and a career-high 14 rebounds and fellow freshmen Kon Knueppel and Isaiah Evans each added ...
No. 3 Duke continues roll, crushing Stanford
Tyrese Proctor scored 23 points and No. 3 Duke ran away from visiting Stanford for a 106-70 romp on Saturday in Durham, N.C.,Cooper Flagg chipped in with 19 points and six assists and Khaman Maluach racked up 17 points on 8-for-9 shooting for Duke (22-3, 14-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), which shot 6...
Cooper Flagg, No. 3 Duke cruise past Cal
Cooper Flagg scored 27 points as No. 3 Duke bounced back from a loss with authority, beating visiting California 78-57 on Wednesday night in Durham, N.C.,Flagg shot 8-of-14 from the floor and filled up the box score with five rebounds, three assists and three steals for the Blue Devils (21-3, 13-1 A...
Cooper Flagg, No. 2 Duke take aim at North Carolina
Duke's Cooper Flagg will get his first taste of the Tobacco Road rivalry Saturday evening when the No. 2 Blue Devils welcome North Carolina to Durham, N.C. ,Duke (18-2, 10-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) has pulled out seven- and 10-point wins, respectively, over Wake Forest and North Carolina State in...
Cooper Flagg, No. 2 Duke overpower NC State in 2nd half
Cooper Flagg scored 23 of his 28 points in the second half as No. 2 Duke rallied past North Carolina State to win 74-64 on Monday night in Durham, N.C.,Kon Knueppel's 19 points and Sion James' 13 points also boosted the Blue Devils (18-2, 10-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Duke, which came back from a...
No. 2 Duke hopes to grow from close call, has NC State next
Even coming off a critical road test, there's little chance No. 2 Duke will overlook its next opponent.,The Blue Devils have Monday night's home assignment against North Carolina State in Durham, N.C.,Duke (17-2, 9-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) has won 13 consecutive games, with none tougher than pul...
No. 2 Duke knocks off Wake Forest for 13th straight win
Cooper Flagg recorded 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists to help rescue No. 2 Duke in a wild second half as the Blue Devils rallied to beat Wake Forest 63-56 on Saturday at Winston-Salem, N.C.,Kon Knueppel added 15 points and Mason Gillis had 11 points off the bench as the Blue Devils (17-2, ...
Torrid No. 3 Duke seeks 12th straight win, visits Boston College
No. 3 Duke is intent on keeping its aggression and focus even as some lopsided results have piled up during Atlantic Coast Conference play.,The Blue Devils meet another struggling conference opponent when it visits Boston College on Saturday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,"We want to play a whole 40 ...
Duke F Maliq Brown (knee) out for several weeks
Duke defensive stopper Maliq Brown will be sidelined several weeks with a sprained knee, Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer announced Monday.,Brown was injured during the first half of Saturday's 86-78 victory over Notre Dame in Durham, N.C.,"He'll miss an extended period of time here," Scheyer said on t...
No. 4 Duke smothers Pitt with closing 18-0 run
Cooper Flagg collected 19 points and 10 rebounds, Kon Knueppel scored 17 points and No. 4 Duke's stout defense carried the Blue Devils past visiting Pitt 76-47 in a matchup of two of the Atlantic Coast Conference's top teams Tuesday night in Durham, N.C.,Duke held Pitt to a miserable night on offens...
Cooper Flagg, No. 4 Duke easily take down SMU
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg pumped in 24 points as the No. 4 Blue Devils defeated SMU 89-62 without their coach on Saturday afternoon at Dallas.,Kon Knueppel and Tyrese Proctor both posted 14 points for Duke (12-2, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Flagg, who didn't score after making a 3-pointer with ...