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Duke Blue Devils at Arizona Wildcats

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Duke Blue Devils
4-1, 1-0 Away
Final
69 - 55
Arizona Wildcats
2-2, 2-1 Home

Cooper Flagg scores 24 points, leads No. 12 Duke to a 69-55 road win over No. 17 Arizona

Cooper Flagg's 24-point night leads Duke to victory

Flagg drove the lane and threw down a one-handed jam in traffic to give the Blue Devils a 46-33 lead with 12:27 left. The preseason All-America pick shot 10 of 22 from the field and added six rebounds and three assists.

Duke (4-1) never trailed in the second half.

Arizona (2-2), which has lost two straight, cut the margin to 54-48 on Jaden Bradley's layup with 5:40 left but couldn't get closer. Bradley led the team with 18 points, while KJ Lewis added 12.

Duke led 34-27 and had a 22-14 rebounding advantage at halftime, closing on a 6-0 run.

Takeaways Duke: The Blue Devils handled their first true road game with poise despite having three freshmen in the starting lineup. The physical performance against a team with a pair of 7-footers bodes well for the future.

Arizona: The Wildcats were bothered by Duke's size, strength and athleticism, losing lots of 50-50 battles for loose balls and offensive rebounds.

Key moment Knueppel grabbed his own offensive rebound, dribbled out to the perimeter and then hit a 3-pointer to give the Blue Devils a 42-31 lead with 15:33 left. It was Duke's first double-digit lead of the night.

Key stat Arizona's Caleb Love — a preseason All-America selection along with Flagg — finished with just eight points on 3-of-13 shooting. Love averaged nearly 17 points per game in eight previous games against the Blue Devils, dating back to his time at North Carolina.

Up next Duke plays No. 1 Kansas on Tuesday in Las Vegas, and Arizona plays Davidson on Wednesday in the Bahamas.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 69 - 55
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 69 - 55
2nd 0:14 Cooper Flagg Defensive Rebound. 69 - 55
2nd 0:17 KJ Lewis missed Jumper. 69 - 55
2nd 0:24 KJ Lewis Defensive Rebound. 69 - 55

Statistics

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26-61 FG 21-53
43 Field Goal % 40
9-25 3PT 6-23
36 Three Point % 26
8-13 FT 7-11
62 Free Throw % 64
43 Rebounds 30
13 Offensive Rebounds 6
30 Defensive Rebounds 24
15 Assists 16
8 Steals 9
4 Blocks 4
14 Turnovers 15
1 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Off Turnovers 10
12 Fast Break Points 6
28 Points in Paint 26
19 Fouls 14
14 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

McKale Center at ALKEME Arena

Location: Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 14,634 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 17-1 - 35-3
Virginia 15-3 2 30-6
Miami 13-5 4 26-9
North Carolina 12-6 5 24-9
Clemson 12-6 5 24-11
Louisville 11-7 6 24-11
NC State 10-8 7 20-14
Florida State 10-8 7 18-15
California 9-9 8 22-12
Stanford 9-9 8 20-12
Virginia Tech 8-10 9 19-13
SMU 8-10 9 20-14
Wake Forest 7-11 10 18-17
Syracuse 6-12 11 15-17
Pittsburgh 5-13 12 13-20
Notre Dame 4-14 13 13-18
Boston College 4-14 13 11-20
Georgia Tech 2-16 15 11-20

2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Arizona 16-2 - 36-2
Houston 14-4 2 30-7
Iowa State 12-6 4 29-8
Kansas 12-6 4 24-11
Texas Tech 12-6 4 23-11
TCU 11-7 5 23-12
BYU 9-9 7 23-12
UCF 9-9 7 21-12
West Virginia 9-9 7 18-14
Cincinnati 9-9 7 18-15
Colorado 7-11 9 17-15
Arizona State 7-11 9 17-16
Oklahoma State 6-12 10 20-15
Baylor 6-12 10 16-16
Kansas State 3-15 13 12-20
Utah 2-16 14 10-22
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