Cooper Flagg impresses CBB fans as No. 3 Duke shuts down Miami to extend winning streak | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors
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Cooper Flagg impresses CBB fans as No. 3 Duke shuts down Miami to extend winning streak | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors

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DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – JANUARY 14: Cooper Flagg #2 of the Duke Blue Devils drops a three-point shot against the Miami Hurricanes during the first half at Cameron Indoor Stadium on January 14, 2025 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)

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Duke continued its winning streak on Tuesday with a stunning 89-54 win over Miami, making it 11 straight wins.

After a monster night with 42 points, star freshman Cooper Flagg couldn’t quite produce the same offensive performance, but still delivered a solid game. He finished the game with 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists, helping the No. 3 Blue Devils to another win.

While Flagg scored all of Duke’s shots against Notre Dame on Saturday, it was fellow freshman Kon Knueppel who led the way with his 25 points on Tuesday.

After another dominant win, fans had high praise for Flagg, Knueppel and the Blue Devils.

Advitya @addy_fpl

Cooper Flagg should be a legitimate No. 1 draft pick in 2025 without a shadow of a doubt

Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA

This first half was some of the best basketball Kon Knueppel has played since the season opener.
Cooper Flagg also keeps making the right play. No forced shots, even though he survived the monster game last time.

Duke.MBB @DukeBlueMBB

proctor
James
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Flag
Maluach
LET’S GO DUKE‼️😈

Brad Guapovich⛄️ @BallUpTopBrad

Cooper Flagg’s 3-ball has been looking super clean lately

Johnathan Clancy @ClancyJohnathan

Cooper Flagg is simply amazing

Emmanuel* @Emanuel JL

This man, Cooper Flagg, is good at everything, my goodness!!

Daren Stoltzfus WESH @DarenStoltzfus

This is just a reminder that Cooper Flagg transferred to Duke (and the NBA) a year earlier
The guy could still destroy boys in high school

Sam the Pats fan @Samuel DaHooper

It’s been a while since I last watched the Duke game in full
This team’s ball movement, especially in the half court, is much better than it was a month ago
The defense is still elite, even without Maliq (get well soon 🙏)
Cooper Flagg is Cooper Flagg
Nobody wants to see them in March!

Aidan Joly @By AidanJoly

25 points on 9-11 from the field for Kon Knueppel in Duke’s destruction of Miami. Copper Flagg isn’t the only newcomer on this team!

Kon Knueppel SZN @MikeHoops page

Kon “Greatest Basketball Player of All Time” Knueppel tonight:
25 points
6 3-point field goals
3 Assist
1 35 point win pic.twitter.com/GMTO19Tr5C

Flagg has so far lived up to the hype he brought with him to the college level. He is averaging 19.1 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game and seems to be getting better every week.

Knueppel was somewhat overlooked as Flagg drew most of the attention, but he also had a solid freshman year, scoring 12.7 points per game.

The Blue Devils improved to 15-2 with Tuesday’s win and will look to continue their winning streak in Saturday’s game against Boston College.

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