No. 2 Duke dominated rival North Carolina on Saturday with an 87-70 win led by another monster performance from Blue Devils freshman sensation Cooper Flagg . Flagg finished with 21 points and had game-highs with eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals to go with two blocks in 38 minutes of play.
The win extended Duke's winning streak to 15 games and extended Flagg's streak of consecutive 20+ point outings to four as the Blue Devils remained unbeaten (11-0) in ACC play, marking their best start to conference play since 2005-06. Duke lost both its matchups vs. North Carolina last season but the outcome of this one was never in doubt.
Flagg had 13 points and five assists at halftime and the Blue Devils built a lead as large as 32 points before hitting the cruise control button down the stretch. The highlights from this one are endless for Flagg -- the passing, the shot-blocking, the shooting was all on display -- but one shot in particular highlighted just how effortless he made it all look. That was this casual turnaround jumper to beat the buzzer just before the break.
couldn't have guarded this any better š¤·āāļø pic.twitter.com/3HN5dWGeMF The shot gave him 13 first-half points and gave Duke a 47-22 lead going into the break.
It never trailed at any point in the game. 37 : That's the total number of points -- accounting for points scored or assisted on -- Flagg was responsible in this game. He had one of his best games distributing the ball to teammates and runni.
