The Blue Devils have been one of the best teams in college basketball this season. Led by freshman guard/forward Cooper Flagg, who is averaging 18.7 points per game, Duke has bolstered an 88.2 win percentage which is the fifth highest in the nation.
Flagg is averaging 19 points, eight rebounds, and four assists for the Blue Devils, who are 15-2 and have won 11 games in a row.
Flagg scored a game-high 28 points and settled down after an early injury scare and missing four of his first five shots. Chad Venning led Boston College with 19 points.
Cooper Flagg scored 28 points to lead No. 3 Duke to its 12th straight victory, an 88-63 win over Boston College.
No. 3 Duke got off to a slow start Saturday against Boston College but used a monster second-half performance paced by star freshman Cooper Flagg to exit with a 88-63 win. Flagg finished with 28 points,
No. 3 Duke plays the Boston College Eagles after Kon Knueppel scored 25 points in the Blue Devils' 89-54 victory over the Miami Hurricanes.
After a trio of home wins, the Blue Devils are back on the road to take on Boston College. In front of a roaring crowd at Conte Pavilion, Duke heads into the halftime locker room leading the Eagles 40-34.
As he made shots rain down in Conte Forum, No. 3 Duke men’s basketball stormed to a 88-63 conference victory on the road against Boston College.
In a primetime showdown on Saturday night, Boston College was dominated 88-63 by the Duke Blue Devils. Elijah Strong was unexpectedly in street clothes during warmups, and he missed the contest – an absence that no doubt hurt the Eagles.
Boston; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Devils -23.5; over/under is 138.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 Duke plays Boston College after Kon Knueppel scored 25 points in Duke's 89-54 win against the Miami Hurricanes.
Boston; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 Duke plays Boston College after Kon Knueppel scored 25 points in Duke's 89-54 win against the Miami Hurricanes. The Eagles are 6-4 on their home court.