BOSTON (AP) — Cooper Flagg scored 28 factors, settling down after lacking 4 of his first 5 photographs on Saturday night time to steer No. 3 Duke to its twelfth straight victory, 88-63 over Boston School.
Tyrese Proctor added 20 factors for the Blue Devils (16-2, 8-0 Atlantic Coast Convention). However the particular person drawing the professional scouts and a sellout crowd — the majority of them Duke followers — was Flagg, who was enjoying his first faculty recreation in New England since leaving Maine for Tobacco Highway.
Chad Venning scored 19 for Boston School (9-9, 1-5). Duke has crushed BC in 10 consecutive conferences for the reason that Eagles upset the top-ranked Blue Devils in Conte Discussion board on Dec. 9, 2017.
BC led for nearly the entire first quarter-hour, taking an 18-11 lead halfway via the primary half earlier than the Blue Devils scored 11 of the following 13 factors. The Eagles led for the final time at 24-22 earlier than Duke went on a 11-3 run – with 9 of the factors scored by Flagg.
Takeaways
Duke: The Blue Devils aren’t getting a lot competitors within the ACC this season. They’re the one college within the AP High 25 from the convention, which had 4 groups within the remaining 2024 rankings.
Boston School: The Eagles have misplaced 4 straight ACC video games since their victory over Miami on New Yr’s Day.
Key second
About 90 seconds into the sport, Flagg and Khaman Maluach mixed to dam a shot underneath the BC basket and Flagg was sluggish to rise up, favoring his ankle. He didn’t make it down the court docket on protection, however appeared nice when the play returned to the Duke finish.
Key stat
Duke notched its 14th double-digit victory of the season and its eleventh by a minimum of 20 factors.
Up subsequent
Duke is at Wake Forest on Saturday, and BC performs at Virginia on Tuesday.
