Flagg's 24 points boost No. 4 Duke past Virginia Tech
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Cooper Flagg scored 24 points as No. 14 Duke won its seventh straight game, beating Virginia Tech 88-65 on Tuesday.
Tyrese Proctor and Kon Knueppel both had 13 points, Isaiah Evans posted 12 points and Sion James and Mason Gillis added 10 points apiece for Duke (11-2, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Flagg, a heralded freshman, shot 9-for-14 from the field with two 3-pointers. His dunk off an inbounds play marked his only points in the final 10 minutes. He also had six assists.
Toby Lawal scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half for Virginia Tech (5-8, 0-2), which was in its first true road game. Patrick Wessler had 10 points off the bench. The Hokies’ only win at Duke came almost 18 years ago.
The Hokies were within 49-40 before Proctor and Evans hit 3-pointers on the next two Duke possessions.
Virginia Tech: Guard Jaden Schutt, a first-year Hokie after transferring from Duke, was in the starting lineup, with Proctor the only former teammate in the Blue Devils’ starting five. Shutt’s early 3-pointer that gave Virginia Tech a brief lead were his only points.
Duke: The Blue Devils won their ACC home opener for the 18th consecutive season.
Flagg picked up two fouls in the opening 7:01, though he had all eight Duke points at the time. After a stint on the bench, he converted a go-ahead four-point play to spark the Blue Devils’ 17-2 run.
Duke used a 15-2 edge in second-chance points in the first half to hold a 37-27 lead at the break.
Duke visits SMU on Saturday, while Virginia Tech is home vs. Miami.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat vs. Khaman Maluach (Blue Devils gains possession) | Â | |
19:47 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
19:21 | Â | Cooper Flagg shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul) | Â | |
19:21 | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-2 | |
19:21 | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-2 | |
19:03 | Â | Tyrese Proctor misses two point driving layup | Â | |
19:01 | Â | Hokies defensive rebound | Â | |
18:35 | Â | Khaman Maluach blocks Tyler Johnson's two point driving layup | Â | |
18:33 | Â | Sion James defensive rebound | Â | |
18:28 | Â | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:26 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound | Â | |
18:09 | Â | Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:07 | Â | Tobi Lawal offensive rebound | Â | |
18:03 | Â | Tobi Lawal turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
17:42 | Â | Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:40 | Â | Tyler Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
17:21 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Proctor steals) | Â | |
17:13 | Â | Sion James turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
16:45 | Â | Khaman Maluach blocks Mylyjael Poteat's two point dunk | Â | |
16:43 | Â | Sion James defensive rebound | Â | |
16:37 | Â | Kon Knueppel turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Schutt steals) | Â | |
16:21 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:19 | Â | Sion James defensive rebound | Â | |
16:08 | Â | Kon Knueppel misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
16:06 | Â | Sion James offensive rebound | Â | |
16:00 | Â | Khaman Maluach misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:58 | Â | Tobi Lawal defensive rebound | Â | |
15:44 | +2 | Tobi Lawal makes two point cutting dunk (Ben Hammond assists) | 4-2 | |
15:24 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point dunk (Sion James assists) | 4-4 | |
15:24 | Â | Tobi Lawal shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul) | Â | |
15:24 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:24 | +1 | Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4-5 | |
15:09 | Â | Maliq Brown personal foul (Brandon Rechsteiner draws the foul) | Â | |
14:57 | +3 | Jaden Schutt makes three point running jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists) | 7-5 | |
14:32 | Â | Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:30 | Â | Jaden Schutt defensive rebound | Â | |
14:20 | Â | Jaden Schutt misses three point stepback jump shot | Â | |
14:18 | Â | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | Â | |
14:07 | Â | Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:05 | Â | Patrick Wessler defensive rebound | Â | |
13:41 | Â | Jaden Schutt misses three point running jump shot | Â | |
13:40 | Â | Blue Devils defensive rebound | Â | |
13:26 | +3 | Cooper Flagg makes three point jump shot (Caleb Foster assists) | 7-8 | |
12:59 | Â | Cooper Flagg personal foul (Ben Burnham draws the foul) | Â | |
12:54 | +2 | Ben Burnham makes two point turnaround hook shot | 9-8 | |
12:40 | Â | Isaiah Evans misses three point running jump shot | Â | |
12:38 | Â | Mason Gillis offensive rebound | Â | |
12:34 | +2 | Mason Gillis makes two point putback layup | 9-10 | |
12:16 | Â | Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:14 | Â | Caleb Foster defensive rebound | Â | |
11:57 | Â | Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:55 | Â | Jaydon Young defensive rebound | Â | |
11:27 | +3 | Rodney Brown Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot | 12-10 | |
11:06 | +2 | Sion James makes two point cutting dunk (Maliq Brown assists) | 12-12 | |
10:44 | +2 | Rodney Brown Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 14-12 | |
10:11 | Â | Caleb Foster misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
10:09 | Â | Mason Gillis offensive rebound | Â | |
10:09 | Â | Patrick Wessler shooting foul (Mason Gillis draws the foul) | Â | |
10:09 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:09 | +1 | Mason Gillis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-13 | |
10:09 | +1 | Mason Gillis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-14 | |
9:50 | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
9:48 | Â | Khaman Maluach defensive rebound | Â | |
9:36 | Â | Khaman Maluach turnover (lost ball) (Jaydon Young steals) | Â | |
9:26 | +2 | Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk (Mylyjael Poteat assists) | 16-14 | |
9:09 | Â | Sion James misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:07 | Â | Hokies defensive rebound | Â | |
8:47 | Â | Ben Hammond misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â | |
8:45 | Â | Ben Hammond offensive rebound | Â | |
8:26 | Â | Tobi Lawal offensive foul | Â | |
8:26 | Â | Tobi Lawal turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
8:15 | Â | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:13 | Â | Sion James offensive rebound | Â | |
8:08 | +3 | Cooper Flagg makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists) | 16-17 | |
8:08 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul) | Â | |
8:08 | +1 | Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-18 | |
7:52 | Â | Ben Hammond turnover (lost ball) (Sion James steals) | Â | |
7:52 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:34 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point stepback jump shot | 16-20 | |
7:17 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
7:11 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (Tyrese Proctor draws the foul) | Â | |
7:11 | +1 | Tyrese Proctor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-21 | |
7:11 | +1 | Tyrese Proctor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-22 | |
6:46 | +2 | Ben Burnham makes two point layup (Tyler Johnson assists) | 18-22 | |
6:26 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists) | 18-25 | |
6:06 | Â | Tyler Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
6:04 | Â | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | Â | |
5:54 | Â | Sion James turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
5:30 | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:28 | Â | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | Â | |
5:22 | Â | Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:20 | Â | Maliq Brown offensive rebound | Â | |
5:13 | +3 | Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists) | 18-28 | |
5:13 | Â | Hokies 30 second timeout | Â | |
4:54 | Â | Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:52 | Â | Isaiah Evans defensive rebound | Â | |
4:44 | Â | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:42 | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
4:37 | Â | Tyrese Proctor personal foul (Rodney Brown Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
4:27 | Â | Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:25 | Â | Caleb Foster defensive rebound | Â | |
4:18 | +3 | Mason Gillis makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists) | 18-31 | |
4:04 | Â | Caleb Foster personal foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul) | Â | |
3:54 | +2 | Patrick Wessler makes two point layup (Rodney Brown Jr. assists) | 20-31 | |
3:54 | Â | Mason Gillis shooting foul (Patrick Wessler draws the foul) | Â | |
3:53 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:54 | Â | Patrick Wessler misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
3:54 | Â | Khaman Maluach defensive rebound | Â | |
3:42 | Â | Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:40 | Â | Jaydon Young defensive rebound | Â | |
3:33 | Â | Khaman Maluach personal foul (Patrick Wessler draws the foul) | Â | |
3:33 | +1 | Patrick Wessler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-31 | |
3:33 | +1 | Patrick Wessler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-31 | |
3:20 | Â | Khaman Maluach turnover (lost ball) (Patrick Wessler steals) | Â | |
3:03 | Â | Patrick Wessler misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:01 | Â | Patrick Wessler offensive rebound | Â | |
2:57 | +2 | Ben Hammond makes two point pullup jump shot | 24-31 | |
2:32 | Â | Caleb Foster turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
2:11 | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. misses two point driving layup | Â | |
2:10 | Â | Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound | Â | |
2:10 | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. personal foul (Tyrese Proctor draws the foul) | Â | |
1:59 | Â | Sion James misses two point driving layup | Â | |
1:57 | Â | Blue Devils offensive rebound | Â | |
1:51 | Â | Cooper Flagg misses two point driving layup | Â | |
1:49 | Â | Tyrese Proctor offensive rebound | Â | |
1:39 | +2 | Tyrese Proctor makes two point driving dunk | 24-33 | |
1:07 | Â | Ben Hammond turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
0:53 | Â | Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:51 | Â | Sion James offensive rebound | Â | |
0:47 | +2 | Sion James makes two point putback layup | 24-35 | |
0:17 | +3 | Ben Burnham makes three point stepback jump shot (Rodney Brown Jr. assists) | 27-35 | |
0:10 | Â | Blue Devils 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:02 | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point turnaround jump shot | 27-37 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |