By the end of the game, the Blue Devils were coasting to their 12th-straight victory, but the road to get there was by no means without its bumps. The absence of Maliq Brown was acutely felt in the frontcourt — Cooper Flagg,
Cooper Flagg and Duke basketball are back on the road at Boston College. Will the Blue Devils continue their dominant run in the ACC? Here's our pick.
No. 3 Duke takes on the Boston College Eagles after Kon Knueppel scored 25 points in the Blue Devils' 89-54 victory against the Miami Hurricanes.
Mansfield was one of the many Mainers to make the trip south to Boston College on Saturday to see Flagg and Duke take on the Eagles. It was as close as Flagg, who in a short time playing college ball has only cemented his place as the top prospect in the upcoming NBA draft, will come this season to playing near his hometown, Newport.
The Boston College Eagles (9-9, 1-6 ACC) men’s basketball team suffered its fourth consecutive loss on Saturday night to the No. 3 Duke Blue Devils (16-2, 8-0 ACC) 88-63 at Conte Forum.
The Blue Devils have been one of the best teams in college basketball this season. Led by freshman guard/forward Cooper Flagg, who is averaging 18.7 points per game, Duke has bolstered an 88.2 win percentage which is the fifth highest in the nation.
Flagg is averaging 19 points, eight rebounds, and four assists for the Blue Devils, who are 15-2 and have won 11 games in a row.
Flagg scored a game-high 28 points and settled down after an early injury scare and missing four of his first five shots. Chad Venning led Boston College with 19 points.
The No. 3 Blue Devils and freshman phenom Cooper Flagg of Newport, Maine, took the court against the Eagles as a consensus 23.5-point favorite with an over/under betting line of 138.5.
Freshman Cooper Flagg put on a show in a return to New England, pouring in 28 points as No. 3 Duke blew out Boston College in the second half of an 88-63 victory Saturday night at Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Cooper Flagg scored 28 points to lead No. 3 Duke to its 12th straight victory, an 88-63 win over Boston College.
No. 3 Duke got off to a slow start Saturday against Boston College but used a monster second-half performance paced by star freshman Cooper Flagg to exit with a 88-63 win. Flagg finished with 28 points,