Freshmen Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel help No. 7 Duke roll past Maine 96-62 in season opener
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Star freshman Cooper Flagg had 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists in his college debut, and No. 7 Duke beat Maine 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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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Keelan Steele vs. Khaman Maluach (Cooper Flagg gains possession) | Â | |
19:49 | Â | Keelan Steele personal foul (Khaman Maluach draws the foul) | Â | |
19:38 | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
19:07 | Â | Kellen Tynes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:05 | Â | Black Bears offensive rebound | Â | |
19:05 | Â | Black Bears turnover | Â | |
18:55 | Â | Quion Burns personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul) | Â | |
18:43 | +2 | Khaman Maluach makes two point layup (Cooper Flagg assists) | 0-4 | |
18:24 | Â | Quion Burns misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:22 | Â | Khaman Maluach defensive rebound | Â | |
18:15 | Â | Tyrese Proctor turnover (bad pass) (Kellen Tynes steals) | Â | |
17:53 | Â | Jaden Clayton turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
17:45 | Â | Caleb Foster turnover (lost ball) (Kellen Tynes steals) | Â | |
17:30 | Â | Kellen Tynes misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:28 | Â | Keelan Steele offensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Caleb Foster personal foul | Â | |
16:53 | Â | Jaden Clayton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:51 | Â | Kellen Tynes offensive rebound | Â | |
16:41 | +2 | Quion Burns makes two point layup (Kellen Tynes assists) | 4-6 | |
16:34 | Â | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:32 | Â | Quion Burns defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Jaden Clayton shooting foul (Caleb Foster draws the foul) | Â | |
16:03 | Â | Caleb Foster misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
16:03 | Â | Killian Gribben defensive rebound | Â | |
15:49 | Â | Quion Burns misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:47 | Â | Maliq Brown defensive rebound | Â | |
15:42 | +2 | Mason Gillis makes two point layup (Caleb Foster assists) | 6-10 | |
15:07 | Â | Kellen Tynes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:05 | Â | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | Â | |
14:58 | Â | Quion Burns personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul) | Â | |
15:06 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:54 | Â | AJ Lopez shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul) | Â | |
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 | Â | Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:27 | Â | Christopher Mantis defensive rebound | Â | |
14:21 | Â | Christopher Mantis turnover (lost ball) (Kon Knueppel steals) | Â | |
14:17 | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point layup | 9-14 | |
14:11 | Â | Maliq Brown personal foul | Â | |
14:04 | Â | Christopher Mantis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:02 | Â | Maliq Brown defensive rebound | Â | |
13:54 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists) | 9-17 | |
13:36 | Â | Kellen Tynes turnover (bad pass) (Cooper Flagg steals) | Â | |
13:35 | Â | Novak Perovic personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul) | Â | |
13:25 | Â | Novak Perovic personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul) | Â | |
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 | Â | Jaden Clayton turnover (bad pass) (Maliq Brown steals) | Â | |
13:09 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Maliq Brown assists) | 9-22 | |
13:09 | Â | Jaden Clayton shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul) | Â | |
13:09 | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-23 | |
12:38 | Â | Killian Gribben misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:36 | Â | Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound | Â | |
12:27 | +3 | Mason Gillis makes three point jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists) | 9-26 | |
12:21 | Â | Black Bears 30 second timeout | Â | |
12:21 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
12:02 | +3 | Christopher Mantis makes three point jump shot (Jaden Clayton assists) | 12-26 | |
11:46 | Â | Tyrese Proctor misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:44 | Â | Khaman Maluach offensive rebound | Â | |
11:42 | Â | Sion James misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:40 | Â | Jaden Clayton defensive rebound | Â | |
11:33 | Â | Khaman Maluach blocks Logan Carey's two point layup | Â | |
11:30 | Â | Jaden Clayton offensive rebound | Â | |
11:28 | +2 | Jaden Clayton makes two point layup | 14-26 | |
11:10 | Â | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:08 | Â | Christopher Mantis defensive rebound | Â | |
11:00 | +2 | Jaden Clayton makes two point jump shot | 16-26 | |
10:43 | Â | Khaman Maluach turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Clayton steals) | Â | |
10:25 | +2 | Novak Perovic makes two point layup | 18-26 | |
10:02 | Â | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:00 | Â | Khaman Maluach offensive rebound | Â | |
9:59 | +3 | Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot (Khaman Maluach assists) | 18-29 | |
9:28 | Â | Khaman Maluach blocks Christopher Mantis's two point layup | Â | |
9:26 | Â | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | Â | |
9:20 | Â | Kon Knueppel turnover (carrying) | Â | |
8:55 | Â | Jaden Clayton misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:53 | Â | Isaiah Evans defensive rebound | Â | |
8:40 | +2 | Caleb Foster makes two point jump shot | 18-31 | |
8:18 | Â | AJ Lopez misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:16 | Â | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | Â | |
8:08 | Â | Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:06 | Â | Ridvan Tutic defensive rebound | Â | |
7:53 | Â | Isaiah Evans personal foul (AJ Lopez draws the foul) | Â | |
7:53 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:40 | +2 | Kellen Tynes makes two point jump shot | 20-31 | |
7:22 | Â | Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:20 | Â | Quion Burns defensive rebound | Â | |
6:52 | Â | Logan Carey misses two point layup | Â | |
6:50 | Â | Isaiah Evans defensive rebound | Â | |
6:45 | Â | Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:43 | Â | Kellen Tynes defensive rebound | Â | |
6:35 | Â | AJ Lopez misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:33 | Â | Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound | Â | |
6:28 | Â | Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:26 | Â | Cooper Flagg offensive rebound | Â | |
6:25 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point layup | 20-33 | |
6:10 | Â | Isaiah Evans personal foul (AJ Lopez draws the foul) | Â | |
5:56 | +2 | Quion Burns makes two point jump shot | 22-33 | |
5:45 | Â | Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:43 | Â | Christopher Mantis defensive rebound | Â | |
5:23 | +2 | Keelan Steele makes two point layup | 24-33 | |
5:13 | Â | Caleb Foster misses two point layup | Â | |
5:11 | Â | Quion Burns defensive rebound | Â | |
5:07 | Â | Quion Burns turnover (bad pass) (Mason Gillis steals) | Â | |
5:03 | Â | Mason Gillis turnover (bad pass) (Kellen Tynes steals) | Â | |
5:00 | Â | Mason Gillis shooting foul (Kellen Tynes draws the foul) | Â | |
5:00 | Â | Kellen Tynes misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
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 | Â | Sion James personal foul | Â | |
4:22 | Â | Quion Burns turnover (lost ball) (Mason Gillis steals) | Â | |
4:22 | Â | Quion Burns turnover (lost ball) (Mason Gillis steals) | Â | |
4:17 | Â | Sion James turnover (bad pass) (AJ Lopez steals) | Â | |
4:14 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
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 | Â | Quion Burns misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:08 | Â | Khaman Maluach defensive rebound | Â | |
2:57 | +3 | Sion James makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists) | 27-40 | |
2:37 | Â | Kellen Tynes misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:35 | Â | Khaman Maluach defensive rebound | Â | |
2:23 | Â | Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:21 | Â | Kellen Tynes defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Blue Devils 30 second timeout | Â | |
1:18 | Â | Cooper Flagg misses two point layup | Â | |
1:16 | Â | Maliq Brown offensive rebound | Â | |
1:16 | +2 | Maliq Brown makes two point dunk | 31-44 | |
1:05 | Â | Quion Burns misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:03 | Â | Quion Burns offensive rebound | Â | |
1:02 | Â | Jaden Clayton misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:00 | Â | Killian Gribben offensive rebound | Â | |
0:57 | +2 | Killian Gribben makes two point layup | 33-44 | |
0:35 | Â | Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:33 | Â | Jaden Clayton defensive rebound | Â | |
0:33 | Â | Jaden Clayton turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Blue Devils turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Kellen Tynes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |