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Cooper Flagg returns to New England and leads No. 3 Duke past Boston College 88-63

AP
Jan 18, 2025

BOSTON (AP) Cooper Flagg scored 28 points, settling down after missing four of his first five shots on Saturday night to lead No. 3 Duke to its 12th straight victory, 88-63 over Boston College.

Tyrese Proctor added 20 points for the Blue Devils (16-2, 8-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). But the person drawing the pro scouts and a sellout crowd - the bulk of them Duke fans - was Flagg, who was playing his first college game in New England since leaving Maine for Tobacco Road.

Chad Venning scored 19 for Boston College (9-9, 1-5). Duke has beaten BC in 10 consecutive meetings since the Eagles upset the top-ranked Blue Devils in Conte Forum on Dec. 9, 2017.

BC led for almost all of the first 15 minutes, taking an 18-11 lead midway through the first half before the Blue Devils scored 11 of the next 13 points. The Eagles led for the last time at 24-22 before Duke went on a 11-3 run – with nine of the points scored by Flagg.

Duke: The Blue Devils aren't getting much competition in the ACC this season. They're the only school in the AP Top 25 from the conference, which had four teams in the final 2024 rankings.

Boston College: The Eagles have lost four straight ACC games since their victory over Miami on New Year's Day.

About 90 seconds into the game, Flagg and Khaman Maluach combined to block a shot under the BC basket and Flagg was slow to get up, favoring his ankle. He did not make it down the court on defense, but seemed fine when the play returned to the Duke end.

Duke notched its 14th double-digit victory of the season and its 11th by at least 20 points.

Duke is at Wake Forest on Saturday, and BC plays at Virginia on Tuesday.

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1st Half
DUKE
Blue Devils
40
BC
Eagles
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Khaman Maluach vs. Chad Venning (Chad Venning gains possession)
19:31	+2	Chad Venning makes two point driving layup	0-2
19:15	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point driving layup	2-2
18:52		Chad Venning misses two point driving layup
18:50		Chad Venning offensive rebound
18:43	+2	Chad Venning makes two point driving layup	2-4
18:29		Khaman Maluach misses three point jump shot
18:27		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
18:20		Khaman Maluach blocks Donald Hand Jr.'s two point driving layup
18:18		Sion James defensive rebound
18:10	+3	Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists)	5-4
17:43	+2	Chad Venning makes two point driving hook shot	5-6
17:17		Cooper Flagg misses two point fadeaway jump shot
17:15		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
17:05		Chad Venning blocks Khaman Maluach's two point putback layup
17:03		Joshua Beadle defensive rebound
16:52	+3	Donald Hand Jr. makes three point jump shot (Joshua Beadle assists)	5-9
16:37	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point driving dunk	7-9
16:04		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
16:02		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
15:46		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
15:44		Joshua Beadle defensive rebound
15:35	+2	Joshua Beadle makes two point driving layup	7-11
15:11		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
15:09		Dion Brown defensive rebound
14:54		Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:52		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
14:41	+2	Tyrese Proctor makes two point pullup jump shot	9-11
14:11	+2	Joshua Beadle makes two point driving reverse layup (Dion Brown assists)	9-13
13:48		Roger McFarlane shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
13:48		TV timeout
13:48	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-13
13:48	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-13
13:25	+2	Jayden Hastings makes two point cutting layup (Dion Brown assists)	11-15
13:04		Cooper Flagg misses two point driving reverse layup
13:02		Jayden Hastings defensive rebound
12:49		Chas Kelley III misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
12:47		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
12:36		Jayden Hastings blocks Kon Knueppel's two point driving layup
12:34		Mason Gillis offensive rebound
12:34		Dion Brown personal foul
12:26		Caleb Foster misses two point driving layup
12:24		Jayden Hastings defensive rebound
12:17		Mason Gillis shooting foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul)
12:17		Jayden Hastings misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:17	+1	Jayden Hastings makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-16
11:57		Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
11:55		Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
11:36	+2	Jayden Hastings makes two point driving layup (Chas Kelley III assists)	11-18
11:14	+2	Patrick Ngongba II makes two point driving layup (Tyrese Proctor assists)	13-18
10:59		Jayden Hastings offensive foul (Patrick Ngongba II draws the foul)
10:59		Jayden Hastings turnover (offensive foul)
10:59		TV timeout
10:59		Patrick Ngongba II misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:59		Patrick Ngongba II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:41	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point driving dunk (Sion James assists)	15-18
10:20		Khaman Maluach personal foul (Chad Venning draws the foul)
9:58	+2	Chas Kelley III makes two point stepback jump shot	15-20
9:40	+2	Sion James makes two point driving layup	17-20
9:16		Fred Payne misses two point pullup jump shot
9:14		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
9:02	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point cutting dunk (Cooper Flagg assists)	19-20
8:43		Chas Kelley III turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Proctor steals)
8:30		Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
8:28		Sion James offensive rebound
8:19	+3	Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists)	22-20
8:06	+2	Chad Venning makes two point driving hook shot	22-22
7:47		Cooper Flagg misses two point driving layup
7:45		Chas Kelley III defensive rebound
7:42		Tyrese Proctor personal foul
7:42		TV timeout
7:17	+2	Chas Kelley III makes two point driving layup	22-24
7:17		Khaman Maluach shooting foul (Chas Kelley III draws the foul)
7:17		Chas Kelley III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:17		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
6:58		Chad Venning shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
6:58	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-24
6:55	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-24
6:31		Roger McFarlane misses three point jump shot
6:29		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
6:22	+2	Tyrese Proctor makes two point jump shot	26-24
5:53		Tyrese Proctor personal foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul)
5:40		Chas Kelley III misses two point stepback jump shot
5:38		Sion James defensive rebound
5:29		Chad Venning shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
5:29	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-24
5:29	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-24
5:11		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
5:09		Eagles offensive rebound
5:01		Isaiah Evans shooting foul (Jayden Hastings draws the foul)
5:01		Jayden Hastings misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:01	+1	Jayden Hastings makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-25
4:42		Sion James misses two point driving reverse layup
4:40		Joshua Beadle defensive rebound
4:36		Joshua Beadle turnover (traveling)
4:27	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point driving layup	30-25
4:09		Dion Brown turnover (Cooper Flagg steals)
4:01		Mason Gillis turnover (bad pass)
3:39		Roger McFarlane misses two point pullup jump shot
3:37		Dion Brown offensive rebound
3:25	+2	Dion Brown makes two point driving layup	30-27
3:13	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point driving layup	32-27
3:13		Jayden Hastings shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
3:13		TV timeout
3:13	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-27
2:52	+2	Dion Brown makes two point pullup jump shot	33-29
2:36		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
2:34		Mason Gillis offensive rebound
2:30		Jayden Hastings personal foul (Isaiah Evans draws the foul)
2:30	+1	Isaiah Evans makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-29
2:30	+1	Isaiah Evans makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-29
2:14		Patrick Ngongba II shooting foul (Chad Venning draws the foul)
2:14		Chad Venning misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:14	+1	Chad Venning makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-30
2:02	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	38-30
1:29	+3	Roger McFarlane makes three point jump shot	38-33
1:04		Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
1:02		Patrick Ngongba II offensive rebound
0:53	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point driving dunk (Patrick Ngongba II assists)	40-33
0:21		Patrick Ngongba II shooting foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul)
0:21	+1	Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-34
0:21		Donald Hand Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:21		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
0:16		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
0:04		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
0:02		Blue Devils offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DUKE
Blue Devils
48
BC
Eagles
29

Time		Play	Score
19:44	+2	Tyrese Proctor makes two point driving layup (Kon Knueppel assists)	42-34
19:25		Joshua Beadle misses two point jump shot
19:23		Sion James defensive rebound
19:15		Kon Knueppel turnover (traveling)
19:00		Dion Brown misses two point driving layup
18:58		Chad Venning offensive rebound
18:56	+2	Chad Venning makes two point layup	42-36
18:33	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup	44-36
18:03		Chad Venning misses two point jump shot
18:01		Blue Devils defensive rebound
17:45	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point driving layup	46-36
17:44		Roger McFarlane technical foul
17:44		Roger McFarlane turnover
17:44		Cooper Flagg misses technical free throw 1 of 2
17:44	+1	Cooper Flagg makes technical free throw 2 of 2	47-36
17:42		Kon Knueppel misses two point layup
17:40		Kon Knueppel offensive rebound
17:36		Roger McFarlane blocks Kon Knueppel's two point layup
17:34		Blue Devils offensive rebound
17:33	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point layup (Sion James assists)	49-36
17:11	+2	Dion Brown makes two point driving layup	49-38
16:55		Khaman Maluach offensive foul
16:55		Khaman Maluach turnover (offensive foul)
16:35		Khaman Maluach shooting foul (Chad Venning draws the foul)
16:35	+2	Chad Venning makes two point driving layup	49-40
16:35	+1	Chad Venning makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-41
16:11		Tyrese Proctor turnover (bad pass) (Roger McFarlane steals)
16:01		Chas Kelley III misses three point jump shot
15:59		Sion James defensive rebound
15:52		Chad Venning shooting foul (Sion James draws the foul)
15:52		TV timeout
15:52	+1	Sion James makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-41
15:52		Sion James misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:52		Dion Brown defensive rebound
15:27		Chad Venning turnover (lost ball) (Cooper Flagg steals)
15:22		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
15:20		Dion Brown defensive rebound
15:04		Patrick Ngongba II shooting foul (Chad Venning draws the foul)
15:04		Chad Venning misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:04	+1	Chad Venning makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-42
14:46	+2	Sion James makes two point driving layup	52-42
14:46		Chas Kelley III shooting foul (Sion James draws the foul)
14:46	+1	Sion James makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-42
14:27		Cooper Flagg shooting foul (Chad Venning draws the foul)
14:27	+1	Chad Venning makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-43
14:27		Chad Venning misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:27		Sion James defensive rebound
14:11	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point dunk (Sion James assists)	55-43
13:52		Cooper Flagg personal foul
13:29		Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:27		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
13:16		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
13:14		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
12:59		Chas Kelley III misses three point jump shot
12:57		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
12:57		Dion Brown personal foul
12:42	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists)	58-43
12:17		Fred Payne misses three point jump shot
12:15		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
11:59		Luka Toews personal foul
11:59		TV timeout
11:55	+2	Tyrese Proctor makes two point jump shot (Sion James assists)	60-43
11:55		Fred Payne shooting foul (Tyrese Proctor draws the foul)
11:55	+1	Tyrese Proctor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-43
11:28		Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:26		Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
11:13		Cooper Flagg offensive foul
11:13		Cooper Flagg turnover (offensive foul)
10:55		Luka Toews misses two point jump shot
10:53		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
10:53		Jayden Hastings personal foul (Tyrese Proctor draws the foul)
10:53	+1	Tyrese Proctor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-43
10:53	+1	Tyrese Proctor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-43
10:36		Chad Venning misses two point layup
10:34		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
10:34		Jayden Hastings personal foul (Mason Gillis draws the foul)
10:34	+1	Mason Gillis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-43
10:34	+1	Mason Gillis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-43
10:16	+3	Donald Hand Jr. makes three point jump shot (Chad Venning assists)	65-46
9:46		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
9:44		Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
9:22		Dion Brown misses three point jump shot
9:20		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
8:57		Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
8:55		Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
8:33		Mason Gillis personal foul (Luka Toews draws the foul)
8:33	+1	Luka Toews makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-47
8:33	+1	Luka Toews makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-48
8:15		Caleb Foster turnover (bad pass) (Joshua Beadle steals)
8:05		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:03		Patrick Ngongba II defensive rebound
7:52		Roger McFarlane shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
7:52		TV timeout
7:52		Cooper Flagg misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:52	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-48
7:37		Cooper Flagg blocks Chad Venning's two point layup
7:35		Sion James defensive rebound
7:26	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	69-48
7:06		Patrick Ngongba II shooting foul (Roger McFarlane draws the foul)
7:06	+1	Roger McFarlane makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-49
7:06		Roger McFarlane misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:06		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
6:52	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	72-49
6:24		Cooper Flagg blocks Dion Brown's two point driving layup
6:24		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
6:24		Cooper Flagg technical foul
6:24		Cooper Flagg turnover
6:24	+1	Dion Brown makes technical free throw 1 of 2	72-50
6:24		Dion Brown misses technical free throw 2 of 2
6:07		Chad Venning blocks Isaiah Evans's two point driving layup
6:05		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
6:03	+3	Cooper Flagg makes three point jump shot (Khaman Maluach assists)	75-50
6:03		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
6:03		TV timeout
5:52	+2	Chad Venning makes two point layup (Donald Hand Jr. assists)	75-52
5:26	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point driving layup	77-52
5:06		Isaiah Evans shooting foul (Chad Venning draws the foul)
5:06		Chad Venning misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:06	+1	Chad Venning makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-53
4:38	+3	Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot	80-53
4:19		Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:17		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
4:02		Chad Venning blocks Tyrese Proctor's two point driving layup
4:00		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
3:55	+2	Donald Hand Jr. makes two point jump shot	80-55
3:40		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
3:40		TV timeout
3:31		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
3:29		Eagles defensive rebound
3:11	+3	Roger McFarlane makes three point jump shot (Luka Toews assists)	80-58
2:53		Caleb Foster offensive foul
2:53		Caleb Foster turnover (offensive foul)
2:43		Caleb Foster personal foul (Luka Toews draws the foul)
2:43		Luka Toews misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:43	+1	Luka Toews makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-59
2:29		Darren Harris misses three point jump shot
2:27		Eagles defensive rebound
2:27		Mason Gillis personal foul
2:27	+1	Roger McFarlane makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-60
2:27		Roger McFarlane misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:27		Patrick Ngongba II defensive rebound
2:14		Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
2:12		Darren Harris offensive rebound
2:06		Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
2:04		Chad Venning defensive rebound
2:00	+3	Donald Hand Jr. makes three point jump shot	80-63
1:30	+2	Patrick Ngongba II makes two point alley-oop dunk (Caleb Foster assists)	82-63
1:15		Luka Toews misses three point jump shot
1:13		Blue Devils defensive rebound
0:55		Roger McFarlane shooting foul (Caleb Foster draws the foul)
0:55	+1	Caleb Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-63
0:55	+1	Caleb Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-63
0:45		Fred Payne misses two point jump shot
0:43		Patrick Ngongba II defensive rebound
0:19	+2	Isaiah Evans makes two point driving layup (Darren Harris assists)	86-63
0:09		Luka Toews turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Foster steals)
0:06	+2	Mason Gillis makes two point dunk (Isaiah Evans assists)	88-63
0:00		End of period

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Mason Gillis makes two point dunk (Isaiah Evans assists)