No. 4 Duke cruised to an 89-54 win over Miami on Tuesday at Cameron Indoor Stadium to improve to 7-0 in ACC play. Duke star freshman Cooper Flagg finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists in the wire-to-wire win.
The Blue Devils jumped out to a 50-26 halftime advantage over the Hurricanes behind 26 first-half combined points from Flagg and fellow freshman Kon Knueppel. The Blue Devils are off to their best start in conference play since the 2007-08 season.
Flagg was coming off the best game of his career in Duke’s win over Notre Dame last weekend. Flagg set a single-game ACC freshman scoring record by scoring 42 points against the Fighting Irish, marking the first time a Duke player had scored at least 40 points in a game since JJ Redick did it in 2006.
You gotta see this
Flagg draws so much attention inside the paint that his teammates are wide-open on the perimeter. On this play, Flagg drives baseline and hits Mason Gillis for a 3-pointer. Flagg’s passing is an underrated skill set in his overall game…