It's still early in the season, but there is mounting evidence that Cooper Flagg is going to be the best version of himself in the biggest games. Duke's

The Newport native finishes with 24 points, six rebounds and two assists to help the No. 12 Blue Devils beat the No. 17 Wildcats, 69-55.

Duke basketball star forward and the presumptive top pick in the 2025 NBA draft Cooper Flagg stuffed the stat sheet in the No. 12-ranked Blue Devils' 69-55 win over No. 17 Arizona at McKale Memorial Center on Friday.

In his first true road game as a collegiate player Duke freshman star Cooper Flagg led No. 12 Duke to a 69-55 victory Friday at No. 17 Arizona in one of the premier nonconference games of the 2024-25 college basketball season.

Cooper Flagg scored 24 points, Kon Knueppel added 13 and the pair of freshmen led No. 12 Duke past No. 17 Arizona 69-55 on Friday night. 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.

Cooper Flagg overcame a slow start and scored 16 of his 24 points after the break as Duke topped Arizona in its first major road test of the season.

Cooper Flagg scored 24 points and No. 12 Duke picked up its first victory against a power-conference team this season by defeating No. 17 Arizona 69-55 on Friday night at Tucson, Ariz. Kon Knueppel scored most of his 13 points courtesy of three 3-pointers as Duke's top two scorers were freshmen in the team's first true road game of the season.

Orlando Magic star and former Duke forward Paolo Banchero has been impressed with current Blue Devils freshman Cooper Flagg. "[Duke freshman forward]