DURHAM, N.C. — Freshman Kon Knueppel scored a season-high 25 points and six 3-pointers to help No. 3 Duke to an 89-54 win over Miami on Tuesday night and remain undefeated in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Khaman Maluach had 12 points and 15 rebounds for the Blue Devils (15-2, 7-0), who shot 54.8% and made 17 of 32 3-pointers, with 11 coming before halftime. Duke led by 24 at halftime and never let Miami get closer than 19 again.

Duke’s Cooper Flagg – named college basketball men’s national player of the week by The Associated Press earlier Tuesday after scoring an ACC freshman record 42 points against Notre Dame – had 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists.

Lynn Kidd scored 20 points for the Hurricanes (4-13, 0-6).

Takeaways

Miami: The Hurricanes have lost six straight and 13 of 14 in a difficult season that has seen coach Jim Larrañaga step down after Christmas.

Duke: The Blue Devils have won 11 straight, including five league wins by more than 20 points.

Key moment

This game came away from Miami in two crucial points.

First, Knueppel and Mason Gillis (12 points) hit three-pointers to force interim coach Bill Courtney into a timeout, but Gillis and Knueppel did it again in reverse to lead 21-8 – forcing Courtney into a second timeout after just 60 Seconds full of action.

The Blue Devils later broke through with a 14-0 run that included another three-pointer from Gillis and a game-winning goal from Knueppel, giving Courtney another timeout at 44-17.

Key statistics

Duke assisted on 17 of 19 baskets and averaged 1,563 points on its 32 first-half possessions to lead 50-26.

Next

Both teams return to action on Saturday. The Hurricanes host SMU while the Blue Devils visit Boston College.

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