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Freshmen Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel help No. 7 Duke roll past Maine 96-62 in season opener

AP
Nov 04, 2024

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Star freshman Cooper Flagg had 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists in his college debut, and No. 7 Duke Blue Devils beat Maine Black Bears 96-62 on Monday night in the season opener for both teams.

The 6-foot-9, 205-pound Flagg - the nation’s top-ranked recruit and a preseason Associated Press All-American - made 6 of 15 shots and all six of his free throws. Fellow rookie Kon Knueppel powered the offense with 22 points and three 3-pointers for the Blue Devils (1-0), who shot 55.6% for the game.

Quion Burns scored 15 points for the Black Bears (0-1), which shot just 6 for 24 (25%) after halftime as Duke pulled away.

Maine: The Black Bears were picked fourth in the America East, their highest projected finish since the 2010-11 season. They hung around in the first half (45.5% shooting) but everything was a struggle after the break.

Duke: The Atlantic Coast Conference favorite had six players score in double figures, including returnees Caleb Foster (11) and Tyrese Proctor (10).

Duke pulled away with an 11-0 run in the second half. Knueppel made a corner 3 off a feed from Flagg and Sion James scored twice in the paint to push the margin to 60-39 with 14:33 left.

Knueppel, a 6-7 wing, had 15 points on 5-for-8 shooting with a pair of 3s by halftime. That included a 4-point play in transition that had him outscoring Maine 13-9 in those opening 7 1/2 minutes as Duke ran out to a double-digit lead.

The Blue Devils host Army on Friday in a home tuneup before facing No. 23 Kentucky in next week's Champions Classic in Atlanta. The Black Bears return home Wednesday to host Maine-Fort Kent, a United States Collegiate Athletic Association member.

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1st Half
ME
Black Bears
33
DUKE
Blue Devils
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Keelan Steele vs. Khaman Maluach (Cooper Flagg gains possession)
19:49		Keelan Steele personal foul (Khaman Maluach draws the foul)
19:38	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point layup	0-2
19:07		Kellen Tynes misses three point jump shot
19:05		Black Bears offensive rebound
19:05		Black Bears turnover
18:55		Quion Burns personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
18:43	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point layup (Cooper Flagg assists)	0-4
18:24		Quion Burns misses two point jump shot
18:22		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
18:15		Tyrese Proctor turnover (bad pass) (Kellen Tynes steals)
17:53		Jaden Clayton turnover (bad pass)
17:45		Caleb Foster turnover (lost ball) (Kellen Tynes steals)
17:30		Kellen Tynes misses two point jump shot
17:28		Keelan Steele offensive rebound
17:21	+2	Keelan Steele makes two point layup	2-4
17:11	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point layup (Cooper Flagg assists)	2-6
17:05		Caleb Foster personal foul
16:53		Jaden Clayton misses three point jump shot
16:51		Kellen Tynes offensive rebound
16:41	+2	Quion Burns makes two point layup (Kellen Tynes assists)	4-6
16:34		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
16:32		Quion Burns defensive rebound
16:20	+2	Quion Burns makes two point jump shot	6-6
16:03	+2	Caleb Foster makes two point layup	6-8
16:03		Jaden Clayton shooting foul (Caleb Foster draws the foul)
16:03		Caleb Foster misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:03		Killian Gribben defensive rebound
15:49		Quion Burns misses three point jump shot
15:47		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
15:42	+2	Mason Gillis makes two point layup (Caleb Foster assists)	6-10
15:07		Kellen Tynes misses three point jump shot
15:05		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
14:58		Quion Burns personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
15:06		TV timeout
14:54		AJ Lopez shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul)
14:54	+1	Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-11
14:54	+1	Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-12
14:38	+3	Christopher Mantis makes three point jump shot (AJ Lopez assists)	9-12
14:29		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
14:27		Christopher Mantis defensive rebound
14:21		Christopher Mantis turnover (lost ball) (Kon Knueppel steals)
14:17	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point layup	9-14
14:11		Maliq Brown personal foul
14:04		Christopher Mantis misses three point jump shot
14:02		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
13:54	+3	Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	9-17
13:36		Kellen Tynes turnover (bad pass) (Cooper Flagg steals)
13:35		Novak Perovic personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
13:25		Novak Perovic personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
13:25	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-18
13:25	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-19
13:13		Jaden Clayton turnover (bad pass) (Maliq Brown steals)
13:09	+3	Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Maliq Brown assists)	9-22
13:09		Jaden Clayton shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul)
13:09	+1	Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-23
12:38		Killian Gribben misses two point jump shot
12:36		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
12:27	+3	Mason Gillis makes three point jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists)	9-26
12:21		Black Bears 30 second timeout
12:21		TV timeout
12:02	+3	Christopher Mantis makes three point jump shot (Jaden Clayton assists)	12-26
11:46		Tyrese Proctor misses two point jump shot
11:44		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
11:42		Sion James misses three point jump shot
11:40		Jaden Clayton defensive rebound
11:33		Khaman Maluach blocks Logan Carey's two point layup
11:30		Jaden Clayton offensive rebound
11:28	+2	Jaden Clayton makes two point layup	14-26
11:10		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
11:08		Christopher Mantis defensive rebound
11:00	+2	Jaden Clayton makes two point jump shot	16-26
10:43		Khaman Maluach turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Clayton steals)
10:25	+2	Novak Perovic makes two point layup	18-26
10:02		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
10:00		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
9:59	+3	Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot (Khaman Maluach assists)	18-29
9:28		Khaman Maluach blocks Christopher Mantis's two point layup
9:26		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
9:20		Kon Knueppel turnover (carrying)
8:55		Jaden Clayton misses two point jump shot
8:53		Isaiah Evans defensive rebound
8:40	+2	Caleb Foster makes two point jump shot	18-31
8:18		AJ Lopez misses two point jump shot
8:16		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
8:08		Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
8:06		Ridvan Tutic defensive rebound
7:53		Isaiah Evans personal foul (AJ Lopez draws the foul)
7:53		TV timeout
7:40	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point jump shot	20-31
7:22		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
7:20		Quion Burns defensive rebound
6:52		Logan Carey misses two point layup
6:50		Isaiah Evans defensive rebound
6:45		Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
6:43		Kellen Tynes defensive rebound
6:35		AJ Lopez misses two point jump shot
6:33		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
6:28		Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
6:26		Cooper Flagg offensive rebound
6:25	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup	20-33
6:10		Isaiah Evans personal foul (AJ Lopez draws the foul)
5:56	+2	Quion Burns makes two point jump shot	22-33
5:45		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
5:43		Christopher Mantis defensive rebound
5:23	+2	Keelan Steele makes two point layup	24-33
5:13		Caleb Foster misses two point layup
5:11		Quion Burns defensive rebound
5:07		Quion Burns turnover (bad pass) (Mason Gillis steals)
5:03		Mason Gillis turnover (bad pass) (Kellen Tynes steals)
5:00		Mason Gillis shooting foul (Kellen Tynes draws the foul)
5:00		Kellen Tynes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:00	+1	Kellen Tynes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-33
4:43	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point layup	25-35
4:39		Sion James personal foul
4:22		Quion Burns turnover (lost ball) (Mason Gillis steals)
4:22		Quion Burns turnover (lost ball) (Mason Gillis steals)
4:17		Sion James turnover (bad pass) (AJ Lopez steals)
4:14		TV timeout
3:50	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point jump shot	27-35
3:26	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point dunk	27-37
3:10		Quion Burns misses two point jump shot
3:08		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
2:57	+3	Sion James makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	27-40
2:37		Kellen Tynes misses two point jump shot
2:35		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
2:23		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
2:21		Kellen Tynes defensive rebound
2:08	+2	Keelan Steele makes two point layup	29-40
1:51	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup (Sion James assists)	29-42
1:29	+2	Keelan Steele makes two point layup	31-42
1:27		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
1:18		Cooper Flagg misses two point layup
1:16		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
1:16	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point dunk	31-44
1:05		Quion Burns misses three point jump shot
1:03		Quion Burns offensive rebound
1:02		Jaden Clayton misses two point jump shot
1:00		Killian Gribben offensive rebound
0:57	+2	Killian Gribben makes two point layup	33-44
0:35		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
0:33		Jaden Clayton defensive rebound
0:33		Jaden Clayton turnover (bad pass)
0:03		Blue Devils turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		Kellen Tynes misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ME
Black Bears
29
DUKE
Blue Devils
52

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Jaden Clayton turnover (lost ball) (Cooper Flagg steals)
19:35		Cooper Flagg turnover (lost ball) (Quion Burns steals)
19:28	+3	Quion Burns makes three point jump shot (Kellen Tynes assists)	36-44
19:18		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
19:16		Blue Devils offensive rebound
19:12	+3	Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot (Caleb Foster assists)	36-47
18:54		Kellen Tynes misses two point jump shot
18:52		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
18:45		Keelan Steele shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
18:45	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-48
18:45	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-49
18:39		Tyrese Proctor personal foul (Kellen Tynes draws the foul)
18:25		Keelan Steele offensive foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
18:25		Keelan Steele turnover (offensive foul)
18:08		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
18:06		Kellen Tynes defensive rebound
17:55		Khaman Maluach blocks Keelan Steele's two point jump shot
17:53		Keelan Steele offensive rebound
17:52	+2	Keelan Steele makes two point layup	38-49
17:52		Khaman Maluach shooting foul (Keelan Steele draws the foul)
17:52	+1	Keelan Steele makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-49
17:40	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point layup (Kon Knueppel assists)	39-51
17:40		Keelan Steele shooting foul (Khaman Maluach draws the foul)
17:40		Khaman Maluach misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:40		Quion Burns defensive rebound
17:24		Killian Gribben misses two point jump shot
17:22		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
17:12	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup	39-53
16:50		AJ Lopez misses two point jump shot
16:48		Caleb Foster defensive rebound
16:31		Caleb Foster misses two point layup
16:29		Black Bears defensive rebound
16:01		Quion Burns misses three point jump shot
15:59		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
15:38	+3	Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	39-56
15:31		Black Bears 30 second timeout
15:31		TV timeout
15:17		Quion Burns misses two point jump shot
15:15		Sion James defensive rebound
15:04	+2	Sion James makes two point layup (Maliq Brown assists)	39-58
14:39		Jaden Clayton misses two point jump shot
14:37		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
14:30	+2	Sion James makes two point layup	39-60
14:05	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point jump shot	41-60
13:46		Maliq Brown misses three point jump shot
13:44		Christopher Mantis defensive rebound
13:33		Kellen Tynes misses two point jump shot
13:31		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
13:29		Quion Burns personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
13:31		TV timeout
13:10		Sion James turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Clayton steals)
12:48		Killian Gribben misses three point jump shot
12:46		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
12:30		Cooper Flagg offensive foul (Jaden Clayton draws the foul)
12:30		Cooper Flagg turnover (offensive foul)
12:14	+2	Jaden Clayton makes two point layup	43-60
12:02	+2	Mason Gillis makes two point layup (Maliq Brown assists)	43-62
11:45		Christopher Mantis misses three point jump shot
11:43		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
11:36	+2	Caleb Foster makes two point floating jump shot	43-64
11:36		Jaden Clayton shooting foul (Caleb Foster draws the foul)
11:36		TV timeout
11:36		Caleb Foster misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:36		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
11:32		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
11:30		Caleb Foster offensive rebound
11:16		Maliq Brown turnover (bad pass)
10:59	+2	Logan Carey makes two point layup	45-64
10:59		Caleb Foster shooting foul (Logan Carey draws the foul)
10:59	+1	Logan Carey makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-64
10:44		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
10:42		Sion James offensive rebound
10:35		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
10:33		Black Bears defensive rebound
10:20		Kellen Tynes misses two point jump shot
10:18		Sion James defensive rebound
10:09	+2	Caleb Foster makes two point layup	46-66
9:54		Ridvan Tutic misses two point layup
9:52		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
9:46	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point layup	46-68
9:23		Mason Gillis shooting foul (Christopher Mantis draws the foul)
9:23	+1	Christopher Mantis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-68
9:23	+1	Christopher Mantis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-68
9:07	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point layup	48-70
8:41		Kellen Tynes turnover (bad pass) (Sion James steals)
8:37		Logan Carey shooting foul (Sion James draws the foul)
8:37	+1	Sion James makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-71
8:37	+1	Sion James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-72
8:28		Keelan Steele personal foul
8:28		Khaman Maluach personal foul
8:08		Kon Knueppel personal foul (Quion Burns draws the foul)
8:08	+1	Quion Burns makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-72
8:08	+1	Quion Burns makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-72
7:50		Sion James misses two point layup
7:48		AJ Lopez defensive rebound
7:47		Kon Knueppel personal foul (AJ Lopez draws the foul)
7:48		TV timeout
7:47	+1	AJ Lopez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-72
7:47	+1	AJ Lopez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-72
7:35		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
7:33		Kellen Tynes defensive rebound
7:18		Killian Gribben turnover (bad pass) (Cooper Flagg steals)
7:08	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point dunk	52-74
6:49		Quion Burns misses three point jump shot
6:47		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
6:32	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup	52-76
6:22		Jaden Clayton misses three point jump shot
6:20		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
6:11		Kellen Tynes personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
6:11	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-77
6:11	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-78
5:47		Cooper Flagg personal foul (Quion Burns draws the foul)
5:47	+1	Quion Burns makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-78
5:47	+1	Quion Burns makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-78
5:30		Caleb Foster turnover (lost ball) (Quion Burns steals)
5:26		Kon Knueppel personal foul (AJ Lopez draws the foul)
5:26	+1	AJ Lopez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-78
5:26	+1	AJ Lopez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-78
5:11		Kon Knueppel misses two point layup
5:09		Kon Knueppel offensive rebound
5:00		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
4:58		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
4:54	+3	Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot (Caleb Foster assists)	56-81
4:54		Kellen Tynes shooting foul (Tyrese Proctor draws the foul)
4:54	+1	Tyrese Proctor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-82
4:33		Killian Gribben misses two point jump shot
4:31		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
4:26	+3	Caleb Foster makes three point jump shot	56-85
3:51		AJ Lopez misses two point layup
3:49		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
3:37		Cooper Flagg misses two point layup
3:35		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
3:31		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
3:29		Jaden Clayton defensive rebound
3:28		Tyrese Proctor shooting foul (AJ Lopez draws the foul)
3:27		TV timeout
3:28	+1	AJ Lopez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-85
3:28	+1	AJ Lopez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-85
3:03	+3	Darren Harris makes three point jump shot (Maliq Brown assists)	58-88
2:35		Logan Carey misses two point jump shot
2:33		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
2:29		Christopher Mantis shooting foul (Darren Harris draws the foul)
2:29		Darren Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 3
2:29		Darren Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 3
2:29		Darren Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 3
2:29	+1	Darren Harris makes regular free throw 3 of 3	58-89
2:19		Jaden Clayton turnover (bad pass) (Sion James steals)
2:13	+2	Sion James makes two point layup	58-91
2:13		Logan Carey turnover (lost ball) (Mason Gillis steals)
2:13	+3	Mason Gillis makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Evans assists)	58-94
1:34		Sion James personal foul (Jaden Clayton draws the foul)
1:34	+1	Jaden Clayton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-94
1:34	+1	Jaden Clayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-94
1:17		Maliq Brown turnover (bad pass) (Quion Burns steals)
1:11	+2	Quion Burns makes two point layup	62-94
0:50		Quion Burns personal foul (Darren Harris draws the foul)
0:50	+1	Darren Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-95
0:50	+1	Darren Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-96
0:31		Jaden Clayton misses two point jump shot
0:29		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Mason Gillis defensive rebound