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Flagg scores 24 and No. 5 Duke holds George Mason to 29% shooting in 68-47 win

AP
Dec 17, 2024

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Freshman star Cooper Flagg had 24 points and nine rebounds as No. 5 Duke Blue Devils held George Mason Patriots to just 29.4% shooting in a 68-47 win Tuesday night.

Flagg, a preseason Associated Press All-American, shot 7 for 20 from the field but was active on the glass. He had four assists and was perfect in eight trips to the foul line for the Blue Devils (9-2).

Jalen Haynes scored 18 points to lead the Patriots (7-4), but only one teammate hit more than two shots.

George Mason: The Patriots had won five straight since a double-overtime loss at East Carolina on Nov. 16. George Mason fell to 4-25 against current ACC teams.

Duke: The Blue Devils returned to the court after a week off for exams following a win against Incarnate Word.

In a game with few stretches of flowing offense, Duke's 9-0 burst early in the second half stood out in expanding a 27-18 lead. Flagg hit two free throws and a jumper, then got in the lane for a score before whipping a pass to Tyrese Proctor for a corner 3-pointer to make it 36-18 at the 16:40 mark.

George Mason briefly got within a dozen midway through the second half but no closer.

This promised to be a defense-oriented matchup, with George Mason ranked No. 3 nationally in field-goal percentage defense (.354) and Duke fifth (.362). The teams combined to make 15 of 61 shots (24.6%) in the first half, but the Blue Devils made 12 of 23 (52.2%) after the break while the Patriots warmed up to a tepid 35% (14 of 40) in the final 20 minutes.

The Patriots host Penn on Sunday. The Blue Devils play their second ACC road game at Georgia Tech on Saturday.

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1st Half
GMU
Patriots
16
DUKE
Blue Devils
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jalen Haynes vs. Khaman Maluach (Zach Anderson gains possession)
19:40		Jalen Haynes misses two point jump shot
19:38		Blue Devils defensive rebound
19:14		Woody Newton personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
19:04		Jalen Haynes personal foul (Tyrese Proctor draws the foul)
18:58	+3	Cooper Flagg makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists)	0-3
18:43		Darius Maddox misses two point jump shot
18:41		Sion James defensive rebound
18:26		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
18:24		Brayden O'Connor defensive rebound
18:00		Brayden O'Connor misses two point jump shot
17:58		Blue Devils defensive rebound
17:48		Cooper Flagg turnover (bad pass)
17:27		Jalen Haynes turnover (lost ball) (Sion James steals)
17:22	+3	Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists)	0-6
17:06		Brayden O'Connor turnover (lost ball) (Khaman Maluach steals)
16:57		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
16:55		Darius Maddox defensive rebound
16:38	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point jump shot (Zach Anderson assists)	2-6
16:26		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
16:24		Brayden O'Connor defensive rebound
16:06		Darius Maddox misses two point layup
16:04		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
15:57	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point jump shot	2-8
15:57		Patriots 30 second timeout
15:57		TV timeout
15:38		Cooper Flagg blocks Jalen Haynes's two point layup
15:36		Patriots offensive rebound
15:27		Jared Billups misses two point jump shot
15:25		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
15:14		Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
15:12		Jared Billups defensive rebound
15:04	+2	Jalen Haynes makes two point layup (Jared Billups assists)	4-8
14:35		Tyrese Proctor misses two point jump shot
14:33		Darius Maddox defensive rebound
14:20		Zach Anderson misses three point jump shot
14:18		Caleb Foster defensive rebound
14:09		Cooper Flagg misses two point layup
14:07		Cooper Flagg offensive rebound
14:01		Caleb Foster misses two point jump shot
13:59		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
13:53		Cooper Flagg misses two point layup
13:51		Cooper Flagg offensive rebound
13:51		Cooper Flagg misses two point layup
13:49		Cooper Flagg offensive rebound
13:49		Zach Anderson personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
13:48		Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
13:46		Cooper Flagg offensive rebound
13:45		Cooper Flagg misses two point layup
13:44		Blue Devils offensive rebound
13:43		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
13:41		K.D. Johnson defensive rebound
13:13		K.D. Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:11		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
12:59		Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
12:57		K.D. Johnson defensive rebound
12:29	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point layup (Jared Billups assists)	6-8
12:03		Cooper Flagg misses two point layup
12:01		Cooper Flagg offensive rebound
11:58	+3	Sion James makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	6-11
11:30		Jared Billups misses two point jump shot
11:28		Giovanni Emejuru offensive rebound
11:28		Giovanni Emejuru misses two point layup
11:26		Blue Devils defensive rebound
11:26		TV timeout
11:13		Sion James turnover (bad pass)
10:57	+2	Jalen Haynes makes two point layup	8-11
10:39	+3	Mason Gillis makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists)	8-14
10:09		Brayden O'Connor misses two point jump shot
10:07		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
9:47		Brayden O'Connor personal foul
9:38		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
9:36		Giovanni Emejuru defensive rebound
9:13		Jalen Haynes misses three point jump shot
9:11		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
9:04		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
9:02		Patriots defensive rebound
8:48		Giovanni Emejuru turnover (bad pass)
8:36	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point layup (Mason Gillis assists)	8-16
8:19		Cooper Flagg shooting foul (Darius Maddox draws the foul)
8:19	+1	Darius Maddox makes regular free throw 1 of 3	9-16
8:19	+1	Darius Maddox makes regular free throw 2 of 3	10-16
8:19	+1	Darius Maddox makes regular free throw 3 of 3	11-16
7:59	+2	Tyrese Proctor makes two point layup	11-18
7:46		Brayden O'Connor turnover (bad pass) (Maliq Brown steals)
7:39	+2	Mason Gillis makes two point layup (Maliq Brown assists)	11-20
7:23		Maliq Brown personal foul (Jalen Haynes draws the foul)
7:23		TV timeout
7:04		Jalen Haynes misses two point jump shot
7:02		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
6:46		Cooper Flagg misses two point layup
6:44		Blue Devils offensive rebound
6:38		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
6:36		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
6:36		Giovanni Emejuru personal foul (Maliq Brown draws the foul)
6:28		Cooper Flagg misses two point layup
6:26		Woody Newton defensive rebound
6:12		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
6:10		Blue Devils defensive rebound
5:42		Caleb Foster misses two point jump shot
5:40		Blue Devils offensive rebound
5:38		Tyrese Proctor misses two point jump shot
5:36		Giovanni Emejuru defensive rebound
5:17	+3	K.D. Johnson makes three point jump shot	14-20
4:58		Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
4:56		K.D. Johnson defensive rebound
4:38	+2	Woody Newton makes two point layup	16-20
4:20		Maliq Brown turnover (lost ball) (Darius Maddox steals)
3:56		TV timeout
3:48		Patriots turnover (shot clock violation)
3:37		Jalen Haynes shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
3:37	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-21
3:37	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-22
3:12		Jared Billups misses three point jump shot
3:10		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
3:10		Kon Knueppel turnover (traveling)
3:06		Brayden O'Connor turnover (lost ball)
2:46		Jared Billups shooting foul (Mason Gillis draws the foul)
2:46		Mason Gillis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:46	+1	Mason Gillis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-23
2:28		Khaman Maluach blocks K.D. Johnson's two point layup
2:26		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
2:20		Sion James misses three point jump shot
2:18		Zach Anderson defensive rebound
2:18		Kon Knueppel personal foul (Zach Anderson draws the foul)
2:01		K.D. Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:59		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
1:42		Khaman Maluach misses two point layup
1:40		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
1:40		Giovanni Emejuru shooting foul (Khaman Maluach draws the foul)
1:40		Khaman Maluach misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:40		Khaman Maluach misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:40		Giovanni Emejuru defensive rebound
1:13		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
1:11		Patriots offensive rebound
1:05		Zach Anderson misses three point jump shot
1:03		K.D. Johnson offensive rebound
0:55		K.D. Johnson misses two point layup
0:53		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
0:53		Khaman Maluach turnover (lost ball) (Darius Maddox steals)
0:48		Khaman Maluach personal foul
0:42		Jalen Haynes misses two point layup
0:40		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
0:22	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point layup	16-25
0:09		K.D. Johnson misses two point jump shot
0:07		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GMU
Patriots
31
DUKE
Blue Devils
43

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Jalen Haynes blocks Tyrese Proctor's two point layup
19:48		Jalen Haynes defensive rebound
19:40		Sion James personal foul
19:34		Jalen Haynes misses two point layup
19:32		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
19:26	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point layup	16-27
19:02		Jalen Haynes misses two point layup
19:00		Woody Newton offensive rebound
18:55	+2	Brayden O'Connor makes two point jump shot	18-27
18:36		Zach Anderson shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
18:36	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-28
18:36	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-29
18:17		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
18:15		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
18:02	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point jump shot	18-31
17:42		Woody Newton misses two point layup
17:40		Jalen Haynes offensive rebound
17:40		Jalen Haynes misses two point layup
17:38		Blue Devils defensive rebound
17:24	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup	18-33
17:00		Jalen Haynes misses two point jump shot
16:58		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
16:40	+3	Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	18-36
16:36		Patriots 30 second timeout
16:36		TV timeout
16:10		Woody Newton misses three point jump shot
16:08		Jalen Haynes offensive rebound
16:03		Brayden O'Connor misses two point jump shot
16:01		Cooper Flagg personal foul
15:56	+2	Jalen Haynes makes two point layup	20-36
15:49		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
15:47		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
15:46		Brayden O'Connor shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
15:46		TV timeout
15:46	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-37
15:46	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-38
15:25		Jared Billups misses three point jump shot
15:23		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
15:07		Jared Billups personal foul
14:48		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
14:46		Jared Billups defensive rebound
14:44		Jared Billups turnover (lost ball) (Kon Knueppel steals)
14:35	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point dunk (Cooper Flagg assists)	20-40
14:17		Maliq Brown personal foul
14:15	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point layup (K.D. Johnson assists)	22-40
13:46		Tyrese Proctor turnover (bad pass) (Brayden O'Connor steals)
13:39		Brayden O'Connor misses two point layup
13:37		Jalen Haynes offensive rebound
13:36	+2	Jalen Haynes makes two point layup	24-40
13:21		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
13:19		Jared Billups defensive rebound
12:55	+2	Jared Billups makes two point layup	26-40
12:48		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
12:27		Cooper Flagg misses two point layup
12:25		Giovanni Emejuru defensive rebound
12:18		Darius Maddox turnover (lost ball) (Cooper Flagg steals)
12:17		Darius Maddox personal foul
12:01		Caleb Foster turnover (out of bounds)
11:34		Brayden O'Connor misses two point layup
11:32		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
11:26		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
11:24		K.D. Johnson defensive rebound
11:19		K.D. Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Mason Gillis steals)
11:08		Kon Knueppel turnover (lost ball)
11:08		TV timeout
10:42		Darius Maddox turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Foster steals)
10:36		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
10:34		Jalen Haynes defensive rebound
10:25		Zach Anderson misses three point jump shot
10:23		Patriots offensive rebound
10:21		Mason Gillis personal foul
10:09	+2	Jalen Haynes makes two point layup	28-40
9:42		Cooper Flagg turnover (lost ball) (Jared Billups steals)
9:36		Darius Maddox misses two point layup
9:34		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
9:29		Jalen Haynes personal foul
9:28		Zach Anderson personal foul
9:12		Cooper Flagg turnover (Brayden O'Connor steals)
9:11		Brayden O'Connor turnover (Cooper Flagg steals)
9:10	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point dunk	28-42
8:40		Zach Anderson misses three point jump shot
8:38		Giovanni Emejuru offensive rebound
8:32		Giovanni Emejuru misses two point layup
8:30		Patriots offensive rebound
8:20		Brayden O'Connor misses two point jump shot
8:18		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
8:13		Brayden O'Connor shooting foul (Sion James draws the foul)
8:13	+1	Sion James makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-43
8:13	+1	Sion James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-44
7:55		K.D. Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Sion James steals)
7:44		Sion James misses three point jump shot
7:42		Brayden O'Connor defensive rebound
7:36		K.D. Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:34		Giovanni Emejuru offensive rebound
7:30	+2	Giovanni Emejuru makes two point layup	30-44
7:17	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	30-47
6:50		TV timeout
6:44	+2	Jalen Haynes makes two point layup	32-47
6:17		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
6:15		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
6:11	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Maliq Brown assists)	32-50
5:45	+2	Jalen Haynes makes two point layup	34-50
5:16	+2	Sion James makes two point layup	34-52
5:16		Darius Maddox shooting foul (Sion James draws the foul)
5:16		Sion James misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:16		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
5:16		Jalen Haynes personal foul (Khaman Maluach draws the foul)
5:16	+1	Khaman Maluach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-53
5:16	+1	Khaman Maluach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-54
5:02	+2	Woody Newton makes two point layup	36-54
5:02		Isaiah Evans shooting foul (Woody Newton draws the foul)
5:02	+1	Woody Newton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-54
4:43		Tyrese Proctor misses two point layup
4:41		K.D. Johnson defensive rebound
4:31	+2	K.D. Johnson makes two point jump shot	39-54
4:05	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup	39-56
3:38		K.D. Johnson misses two point jump shot
3:36		Giovanni Emejuru offensive rebound
3:36		Khaman Maluach personal foul
3:36		TV timeout
3:34		Jared Billups turnover (bad pass) (Cooper Flagg steals)
3:33		Woody Newton personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
3:33	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-57
3:33	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-58
3:10		Woody Newton misses two point layup
3:08		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
3:02	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists)	39-61
2:51		Jared Billups misses two point layup
2:49		Jared Billups offensive rebound
2:45	+3	Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (K.D. Johnson assists)	42-61
2:19		Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
2:17		Woody Newton defensive rebound
2:03		Darius Maddox misses two point jump shot
2:01		Darius Maddox offensive rebound
2:01		Darius Maddox misses two point layup
1:59		Giovanni Emejuru offensive rebound
1:59		Khaman Maluach personal foul
1:59	+1	Giovanni Emejuru makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-61
1:59		Giovanni Emejuru misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:59		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
1:38	+3	Cooper Flagg makes three point jump shot	43-64
1:23		K.D. Johnson misses two point layup
1:21		Jalen Haynes offensive rebound
1:21		Khaman Maluach blocks Jalen Haynes's two point layup
1:19		Jalen Haynes offensive rebound
1:19	+2	Jalen Haynes makes two point jump shot	45-64
0:57		Woody Newton shooting foul (Khaman Maluach draws the foul)
0:57	+1	Khaman Maluach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-65
0:57	+1	Khaman Maluach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-66
0:39	+2	Jalen Haynes makes two point jump shot	47-66
0:13		Giovanni Emejuru shooting foul (Khaman Maluach draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Khaman Maluach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-67
0:13	+1	Khaman Maluach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-68
0:06		K.D. Johnson misses two point layup
0:04		Giovanni Emejuru offensive rebound
0:02		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
0:01		K.D. Johnson offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

K.D. Johnson offensive rebound