DURHAM, N.C. — Cooper Flagg had 21 factors, eight rebounds and 7 assists in his Duke-North Carolina rivalry debut, serving to the second-ranked Blue Devils roll previous the Tar Heels 87-70 on Saturday evening.
Fellow freshman Kon Knueppel scored 22 factors for Duke (19-2, 11-0 Atlantic Coast Convention), which shot 52.8% and made 10 of 20 from 3-point vary to win their fifteenth straight recreation.
RJ Davis and Drake Powell every scored 12 factors to steer the Tar Heels (13-10, 6-5), who fell behind 40-13 and trailed by as many as 32 factors.
Takeaways
UNC: The Tar Heels have misplaced 4 of 5, with the lone victory coming in extra time towards a Boston School workforce that had only one league win on the time.
Duke: The Blue Devils have received their 11 league video games by a median of 19.8 factors, although there have been grinds up to now week to beat Wake Forest and N.C. State.
Key second
The Blue Devils wobbled the Tar Heels with a 16-0 run that successfully ended this one early.
Tyrese Proctor acquired Duke going with a 3-pointer arrange by Flagg passing out of a double workforce, then threw down a dunk after a turnover. Moments later, Flagg buried a catch-and-fire 3 from the highest to drive UNC right into a timeout.
He emerged from the stoppage by ending a bounce feed from Proctor for a transition basket and a foul.
By the point Knueppel scored within the lane over Ian Jackson, the Blue Devils led 23-6.
Key stat
North Carolina had extra turnovers (9) than discipline objectives within the first half after taking pictures simply 8 for 27 (29.6%). Duke had 11 factors off these turnovers.
Up subsequent
The Blue Devils go to Syracuse on Wednesday evening, whereas the Tar Heels host Pittsburgh on Saturday in a recreation that would assist increase their NCAA Match resume.