Knueppel scores 18 points as No. 5 Duke romps to 82-56 win over Georgia Tech
ATLANTA (AP) Kon Knueppel scored 18 points, Cooper Flagg celebrated his 18th birthday by chipping in 13 and No. 5 Duke romped to an 82-56 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday.
The Blue Devils (10-2, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) led by double figures much of the game and dominated the second half against the Yellow Jackets (5-7, 0-2).
Even though the game was in Atlanta, it sounded more like Cameron Indoor Stadium with all the blue-clad Duke fans roaring for their team.
They certainly had plenty to cheer about. Knueppel led Duke's fabulous freshmen class, which also got 15 points from Khaman Maluach.
Baye Ndongo led Georgia Tech with 14 points.
Duke: The Blue Devils have dominated this series, winning for the 18th time in the last 20 meetings and improving to 67-21 since the Yellow Jackets joined the ACC.
Georgia Tech: Second-year coach Damon Stoudamire is struggling just as much as his predecessors to restore the school's former basketball glory. His record dropped to 19-25 overall and 7-15 in the ACC.
Georgia Tech closed the first half on a 14-4 run, going to the locker room down only 41-36 after trailing by double figures for much of the opening period.
But Duke quickly reclaimed the upper hand after the break, starting with Maluach's thunderous dunk off a lob from Knueppel. The Blue Devils outscored Georgia Tech 41-20 in the second half.
Duke shredded the Georgia Tech defense, shooting 56.4% (31 of 55) from the field and hitting 10 of 25 beyond the arc.
Duke: Takes a holiday break before hosting Virginia Tech in an ACC contest on Dec. 31.
Georgia Tech: Faces Alabama A&M at home next Saturday in the Yellow Jacket's' final non-conference game.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Khaman Maluach vs. Ryan Mutombo (Blue Devils gains possession) | Â | |
19:40 | Â | Tyrese Proctor turnover (bad pass) (Baye Ndongo steals) | Â | |
19:34 | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point dunk (Naithan George assists) | 0-2 | |
19:15 | Â | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:13 | Â | Khaman Maluach offensive rebound | Â | |
19:11 | Â | Khaman Maluach turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
18:48 | Â | Jaeden Mustaf misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:46 | Â | Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound | Â | |
18:37 | Â | Ryan Mutombo shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul) | Â | |
18:37 | Â | Cooper Flagg misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
18:37 | +1 | Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-2 | |
18:21 | Â | Jaeden Mustaf misses two point layup | Â | |
18:19 | Â | Blue Devils defensive rebound | Â | |
18:03 | Â | Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:01 | Â | Ryan Mutombo defensive rebound | Â | |
17:40 | Â | Ryan Mutombo misses two point hook shot | Â | |
17:38 | Â | Ryan Mutombo offensive rebound | Â | |
17:33 | Â | Khaman Maluach blocks Ryan Mutombo's two point layup | Â | |
17:31 | Â | Yellow Jackets offensive rebound | Â | |
17:19 | +2 | Naithan George makes two point layup | 1-4 | |
17:00 | +2 | Sion James makes two point jump shot | 3-4 | |
16:27 | Â | Naithan George misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:25 | Â | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | Â | |
16:11 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Khaman Maluach assists) | 6-4 | |
15:42 | +2 | Ryan Mutombo makes two point dunk (Baye Ndongo assists) | 6-6 | |
15:23 | Â | Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:21 | Â | Ryan Mutombo defensive rebound | Â | |
15:15 | Â | Lance Terry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:13 | Â | Sion James defensive rebound | Â | |
15:06 | +2 | Tyrese Proctor makes two point layup (Sion James assists) | 8-6 | |
15:06 | Â | Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Tyrese Proctor draws the foul) | Â | |
15:06 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:06 | +1 | Tyrese Proctor makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-6 | |
14:50 | Â | Naithan George misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:48 | Â | Maliq Brown defensive rebound | Â | |
14:35 | Â | Ryan Mutombo shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul) | Â | |
14:35 | Â | Cooper Flagg misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
14:35 | +1 | Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-6 | |
14:19 | Â | Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Tyrese Proctor steals) | Â | |
14:11 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point dunk (Tyrese Proctor assists) | 12-6 | |
14:04 | Â | Isaiah Evans personal foul | Â | |
13:53 | +2 | Jaeden Mustaf makes two point layup | 12-8 | |
13:35 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists) | 15-8 | |
13:12 | Â | Jaeden Mustaf turnover (bad pass) (Maliq Brown steals) | Â | |
13:03 | +2 | Tyrese Proctor makes two point layup | 17-8 | |
12:48 | +3 | Duncan Powell makes three point jump shot (Javian McCollum assists) | 17-11 | |
12:24 | +2 | Maliq Brown makes two point layup (Kon Knueppel assists) | 19-11 | |
12:02 | Â | Duncan Powell misses two point layup | Â | |
12:00 | Â | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | Â | |
11:50 | +3 | Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists) | 22-11 | |
11:48 | Â | Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout | Â | |
11:48 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:26 | Â | Lance Terry misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:24 | Â | Sion James defensive rebound | Â | |
11:12 | +3 | Sion James makes three point jump shot (Caleb Foster assists) | 25-11 | |
10:55 | +2 | Duncan Powell makes two point layup | 25-13 | |
10:47 | Â | Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:45 | Â | Yellow Jackets defensive rebound | Â | |
10:33 | Â | Cooper Flagg shooting foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul) | Â | |
10:33 | Â | Duncan Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | Â | |
10:33 | +1 | Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 25-14 | |
10:33 | +1 | Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 25-15 | |
10:06 | +2 | Khaman Maluach makes two point jump shot | 27-15 | |
9:50 | Â | Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:48 | Â | Caleb Foster defensive rebound | Â | |
9:39 | +2 | Sion James makes two point jump shot | 29-15 | |
9:20 | Â | Naithan George misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:18 | Â | Mason Gillis defensive rebound | Â | |
8:54 | Â | Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:52 | Â | Yellow Jackets defensive rebound | Â | |
8:51 | Â | Khaman Maluach personal foul | Â | |
8:31 | Â | Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:29 | Â | Mason Gillis defensive rebound | Â | |
8:21 | Â | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:19 | Â | Khaman Maluach offensive rebound | Â | |
8:15 | Â | Jump ball. (Yellow Jackets gains possession) | Â | |
8:15 | Â | Khaman Maluach turnover (lost ball) (Lance Terry steals) | Â | |
7:58 | Â | Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Mason Gillis steals) | Â | |
7:50 | Â | Caleb Foster turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
7:50 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:18 | Â | Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:16 | Â | Khaman Maluach defensive rebound | Â | |
7:08 | Â | Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:06 | Â | Naithan George defensive rebound | Â | |
7:01 | Â | Kon Knueppel personal foul | Â | |
6:53 | +3 | Baye Ndongo makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists) | 29-18 | |
6:26 | Â | Naithan George personal foul | Â | |
6:14 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists) | 32-18 | |
5:43 | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point hook shot | 32-20 | |
5:24 | Â | Ryan Mutombo blocks Sion James's two point layup | Â | |
5:22 | Â | Naithan George defensive rebound | Â | |
5:18 | +2 | Lance Terry makes two point layup (Naithan George assists) | 32-22 | |
5:02 | Â | Naithan George shooting foul (Khaman Maluach draws the foul) | Â | |
5:02 | +1 | Khaman Maluach makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-22 | |
5:02 | +1 | Khaman Maluach makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-22 | |
4:49 | Â | Baye Ndongo misses two point hook shot | Â | |
4:47 | Â | Maliq Brown defensive rebound | Â | |
4:29 | +3 | Cooper Flagg makes three point jump shot (Maliq Brown assists) | 37-22 | |
4:16 | Â | Jaeden Mustaf misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:14 | Â | Duncan Powell offensive rebound | Â | |
4:09 | Â | Duncan Powell misses two point layup | Â | |
4:08 | Â | Yellow Jackets offensive rebound | Â | |
4:01 | Â | Cooper Flagg shooting foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul) | Â | |
4:01 | +1 | Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-23 | |
4:01 | +1 | Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-24 | |
3:35 | Â | Cooper Flagg turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
3:35 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:12 | +3 | Jaeden Mustaf makes three point jump shot | 37-27 | |
2:43 | +2 | Mason Gillis makes two point jump shot | 39-27 | |
2:32 | +2 | Duncan Powell makes two point layup (Baye Ndongo assists) | 39-29 | |
2:12 | Â | Lance Terry personal foul | Â | |
2:06 | Â | Javian McCollum shooting foul (Tyrese Proctor draws the foul) | Â | |
2:06 | Â | Tyrese Proctor misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
2:06 | Â | Tyrese Proctor misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
2:06 | Â | Duncan Powell defensive rebound | Â | |
1:37 | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot | 39-31 | |
1:37 | Â | Khaman Maluach shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul) | Â | |
1:37 | +1 | Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 39-32 | |
1:16 | Â | Cooper Flagg turnover (lost ball) (Duncan Powell steals) | Â | |
1:11 | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Javian McCollum assists) | 39-34 | |
1:08 | Â | Blue Devils 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:53 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point hook shot (Maliq Brown assists) | 41-34 | |
0:33 | +2 | Lance Terry makes two point jump shot | 41-36 | |
0:04 | Â | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Duncan Powell defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |