Heat suspend Jimmy Butler, yet again; Duke’s Cooper Flagg has another monster game

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COOPER FLAGG AND THE DUKE BLUE DEVILS

Cooper Flagg is at it again. Two days after a 24-7-6 night in a come-from-behind victory over Wake Forest, Flagg put on a clinic in the second half of Duke’s 74-64 win over North Carolina State at Cameron Indoor Stadium Monday night. The freshman phenom scored 22 of his 28 points in the second half and was integral in the Blue Devils’ 19-0 run.

Flagg had another tremendous transition dunk, though not quite on the level of that Pittsburgh poster throw down back on Jan. 7. The dunk aside, Flagg is averaging 23.5 points through 10 conference games. If you’re wondering how that stacks up against another Duke great, Zion Williamson averaged 22.6 points against ACC opponents during his freshman season back in 2018-19.

There’s a lot of ball left this season, but through 20 games No. 2…

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Author : Zachary Pereles

Publish date : 2025-01-28 14:00:00

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