Behind 24 points from Flagg, 15 from Knueppel, and 11 from Gillis, Scheyer's third batch of Blue Devils extended its winning streak to 13 and remained undefeated in ACC play, improving to 17-2 overall and 9-0 against the conference.
Duke faced a challenge against Wake Forest unlike anything it has seen in nearly three months, and the second-ranked Blue Devils responded with something they hadn't done all season. Duke erased a six-point second-half deficit after switching to a 2-3 zone defense over the final nine minutes and utterly suffocated the Demon Deacons' scorers to escape with a 63-56 win,
No. 2 Duke took a different route to its latest Atlantic Coast Conference win. The Blue Devils pushed through their worst offensive day of the season to hang on down the stretch and beat Wake Forest 63-56 on Saturday.
The Blue Devils’ second-half switch to a 2-3 zone jump-started their defense and offense to hold off the Demon Deacons in a 63-56 win.
Former Duke basketball flamethrower Luke Kennard is hunting his third league crown from downtown in just the past four years.
Cooper Flagg recorded 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists to help rescue No. 2 Duke in a wild second half as the Blue Devils rallied to beat Wake Forest 63-56 on Saturday at Winston-Salem, N.C.
The Blue Devils finally faced some adversity. They were down against the Demon Deacons with 10 minutes to play. The solution? Go zone.
Rarely challenged in the ACC thus far and looking like far and away the league’s best team, Duke plays Wake Forest having lost at Winston-Salem each of the past two seasons.
Duke men's basketball made a second-half comeback to beat Wake Forest 63-56 on the road. Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer praised Cooper Flagg and his teammates for displaying a high level of toughness and character in their ninth ACC win.
Born Michael John Robillard in Woonsocket in 1948, he founded Roomful Of Blues with pianist Al Copley in Westerly in 1967. (Dylan was also apparently a fan of that band.) The Rhode Island-based band is still at it.
Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum used a certain word to describe Duke basketball this season on the recent episode of the Brotherhood podcast. Here's what Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer said about it.