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Flagg, No. 2 Duke push past Wake Forest 63-56 to stay unbeaten in ACC

AP
Jan 25, 2025

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Star freshman Cooper Flagg had 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists as second-ranked Duke pushed past Wake Forest 63-56 on Saturday.

Fellow freshman Kon Knueppel had 15 points for the Blue Devils (17-2, 9-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who missed their first 13 shots after halftime and went 1 for 19 through the first 12 minutes of the second half.

That helped Wake Forest rally from 15 down before halftime to push ahead 45-39 on Juke Harris' basket at the 9:55 mark. Duke responded with seven straight scoring possessions, going up 53-47 on Flagg's two free throws with 3:53 left.

Harris scored 14 points to lead the Demon Deacons (15-5, 7-2), who had the backing of a loud and festive home crowd eager to storm the court against Duke for the second straight year. This time, they couldn't close it when Duke wobbled.

Duke: The Blue Devils had yet to play an ACC game closer than 11 points, but responded in a big test.

Wake Forest: The Demon Deacons had won six straight, but missed on adding an impressive win to their NCAA Tournament resume.

Flagg stepped up in the key sequence, starting with a faceup jumper. Knueppel followed with a paint score, followed by a pick-and-pop 3 from Mason Gillis.

Flagg handled most of the rest, scoring on a spin move, then beating Tre'Von Spillers off the dribble to throw down a two-handed slam as Duke made its move.

Duke's Tyrese Proctor was 1 of 11 from the field and 0 for 6 from 3-point range before burying a 3-pointer with the shot clock winding down, pushing Duke to a 56-49 lead with 2:18 left.

The Demon Deacons visit No. 25 Louisville on Tuesday. The Blue Devils host N.C. State on Monday.

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1st Half
DUKE
Blue Devils
35
WAKE
Demon Deacons
22

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Khaman Maluach vs. Efton Reid III (Demon Deacons gains possession)
19:43		Ty-Laur Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:41		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
19:29		Kon Knueppel turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Hildreth steals)
19:25		Hunter Sallis turnover (traveling)
19:09		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
19:07		Cooper Flagg offensive rebound
19:00		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
18:58		Kon Knueppel offensive rebound
18:55		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
18:53		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
18:53		Tre'Von Spillers personal foul
18:51	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point jump shot (Sion James assists)	2-0
18:36		Tyrese Proctor personal foul
18:34	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point dunk (Cameron Hildreth assists)	2-2
18:10		Cooper Flagg turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Hildreth steals)
18:01		Khaman Maluach blocks Hunter Sallis's two point layup
17:59		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
17:56		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
17:54		Cooper Flagg offensive rebound
17:52		Cooper Flagg turnover (traveling)
17:35		Khaman Maluach blocks Cameron Hildreth's two point jump shot
17:33		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
17:24		Kon Knueppel turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Hildreth steals)
17:16		Efton Reid III misses three point jump shot
17:14		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
16:58		Tre'Von Spillers personal foul
16:53	+3	Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists)	5-2
16:22		Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup
16:20		Sion James defensive rebound
16:07		Cooper Flagg turnover (lost ball)
15:58		Juke Harris misses three point jump shot
15:56		Sion James defensive rebound
15:47		Sion James misses two point jump shot
15:45		Juke Harris personal foul
15:45		TV timeout
15:30		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
15:28		Ty-Laur Johnson defensive rebound
15:01		Hunter Sallis turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Proctor steals)
14:52		Tyrese Proctor misses two point layup
14:50		Tyrese Proctor offensive rebound
14:36		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
14:34		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
14:14		Efton Reid III turnover (traveling)
14:03		Khaman Maluach offensive foul
14:03		Khaman Maluach turnover (offensive foul)
13:36		Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot
13:34		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
13:11	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup	7-2
13:04	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)	7-4
12:37		Cameron Hildreth personal foul
12:34		Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
12:32		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
12:03		Cooper Flagg blocks Juke Harris's two point layup
12:01		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
12:01		Juke Harris misses two point jump shot
11:59		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
11:41	+2	Tyrese Proctor makes two point jump shot	9-4
11:19	+2	Juke Harris makes two point jump shot	9-6
10:58	+3	Mason Gillis makes three point jump shot (Caleb Foster assists)	12-6
10:36		Juke Harris turnover (bad pass)
10:36		TV timeout
10:24		Cameron Hildreth shooting foul (Patrick Ngongba II draws the foul)
10:24	+1	Patrick Ngongba II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-6
10:24	+1	Patrick Ngongba II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-6
10:03		Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot
10:01		Caleb Foster defensive rebound
9:51	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point jump shot (Sion James assists)	16-6
9:27		Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot
9:25		Patrick Ngongba II personal foul
9:20		Kon Knueppel blocks Cameron Hildreth's two point layup
9:18		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
9:06		Tre'Von Spillers misses three point jump shot
9:04		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
8:50		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
8:48		Kon Knueppel personal foul
8:25		Efton Reid III misses two point hook shot
8:23		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
8:12		Efton Reid III personal foul
8:07		Tyrese Proctor misses two point layup
8:05		Isaiah Evans offensive rebound
8:01		Cameron Hildreth personal foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul)
8:01	+1	Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-6
8:01		Kon Knueppel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:01		Mason Gillis offensive rebound
7:57		Mason Gillis turnover (bad pass) (Ty-Laur Johnson steals)
7:49	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point dunk (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)	17-8
7:33		TV timeout
7:29		Kon Knueppel misses two point layup
7:27		Ty-Laur Johnson defensive rebound
7:09	+2	Ty-Laur Johnson makes two point jump shot	17-10
7:09		Tyrese Proctor shooting foul (Ty-Laur Johnson draws the foul)
7:09		Ty-Laur Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:09		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
6:50		Cooper Flagg turnover (lost ball) (Ty-Laur Johnson steals)
6:28		Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot
6:26		Isaiah Evans defensive rebound
6:20		Cooper Flagg offensive foul
6:20		Cooper Flagg turnover (offensive foul)
6:05		Ty-Laur Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:03		Efton Reid III offensive rebound
6:02	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point layup	17-12
6:02		Khaman Maluach shooting foul (Efton Reid III draws the foul)
6:02	+1	Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	17-13
5:46	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup	19-13
5:46		Juke Harris shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
5:46	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-13
5:29		Efton Reid III turnover (bad pass) (Patrick Ngongba II steals)
5:16		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
5:14		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
5:01		Sion James shooting foul (Juke Harris draws the foul)
5:01	+1	Juke Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-14
5:01		Juke Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:01		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
4:43	+3	Sion James makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	23-14
4:25		Ty-Laur Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Patrick Ngongba II steals)
4:21		Tyrese Proctor misses two point layup
4:19		Blue Devils offensive rebound
4:10		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
4:08		Parker Friedrichsen defensive rebound
4:00		Sion James shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
4:00		TV timeout
4:00		Hunter Sallis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:00	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-15
3:38	+3	Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	26-15
3:08		Juke Harris misses two point jump shot
3:06		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
3:01	+2	Mason Gillis makes two point layup (Kon Knueppel assists)	28-15
3:01		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
2:42	+2	Juke Harris makes two point layup	28-17
2:24		Kon Knueppel turnover (traveling)
2:04		Cooper Flagg personal foul (Efton Reid III draws the foul)
2:04	+1	Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-18
2:04		Efton Reid III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:04		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
1:39	+2	Patrick Ngongba II makes two point layup (Cooper Flagg assists)	30-18
1:24		Patrick Ngongba II blocks Juke Harris's two point layup
1:22		Juke Harris offensive rebound
1:22		Patrick Ngongba II personal foul (Juke Harris draws the foul)
1:22		Juke Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:22		Juke Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:22		Patrick Ngongba II defensive rebound
1:12		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
1:10		Juke Harris defensive rebound
1:05		Caleb Foster shooting foul (Juke Harris draws the foul)
1:05	+1	Juke Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-19
1:05	+1	Juke Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-20
0:54	+3	Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	33-20
0:38		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
0:36		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
0:11	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point layup (Cooper Flagg assists)	35-20
0:10		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
0:04	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point dunk (Efton Reid III assists)	35-22
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DUKE
Blue Devils
28
WAKE
Demon Deacons
34

Time		Play	Score
19:34		Sion James misses three point jump shot
19:32		Ty-Laur Johnson defensive rebound
19:13		Khaman Maluach personal foul
19:02	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot	35-24
18:39		Efton Reid III personal foul
18:37		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
18:35		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
18:18		Ty-Laur Johnson misses two point jump shot
18:16		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
18:08		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
18:05		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
17:44	+3	Hunter Sallis makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists)	35-27
17:27		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
17:25		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
17:19		Sion James misses three point jump shot
17:17		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
17:09	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point dunk (Cameron Hildreth assists)	35-29
17:02		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
17:02		TV timeout
16:48		Tre'Von Spillers blocks Sion James's two point layup
16:46		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
16:40		Hunter Sallis turnover (lost ball)
16:21		Cameron Hildreth personal foul
16:16		Juke Harris shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
16:16	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-29
16:16		Cooper Flagg misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:16		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
15:55		Ty-Laur Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:53		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
15:39		Tyrese Proctor misses two point layup
15:37		Tyrese Proctor offensive rebound
15:34		Caleb Foster turnover (lost ball)
15:34		TV timeout
15:21		Tyrese Proctor personal foul
15:07		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
15:05		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
14:39		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
14:37		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
14:32		Caleb Foster shooting foul (Ty-Laur Johnson draws the foul)
14:32	+1	Ty-Laur Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-30
14:32	+1	Ty-Laur Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-31
14:13		Kon Knueppel turnover (lost ball) (Juke Harris steals)
14:12		Kon Knueppel personal foul
14:03		Juke Harris misses three point jump shot
14:01		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
13:45		Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
13:43		Caleb Foster offensive rebound
13:39		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
13:37		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
13:26	+3	Juke Harris makes three point jump shot (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)	36-34
13:03		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
13:01		Ty-Laur Johnson defensive rebound
12:59		Khaman Maluach personal foul
12:47	+3	Tre'Von Spillers makes three point jump shot (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)	36-37
12:27		Efton Reid III blocks Kon Knueppel's two point layup
12:25		Patrick Ngongba II offensive rebound
12:24		Patrick Ngongba II misses two point layup
12:22		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
12:16	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point alley-oop dunk (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)	36-39
11:54	+3	Cooper Flagg makes three point jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists)	39-39
11:38		Tre'Von Spillers misses two point layup
11:36		Patrick Ngongba II defensive rebound
11:33		Kon Knueppel turnover (bad pass)
11:33		TV timeout
11:11		Sion James shooting foul (Ty-Laur Johnson draws the foul)
11:11	+1	Ty-Laur Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-40
11:11	+1	Ty-Laur Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-41
11:00		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
10:58		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
10:56		Mason Gillis personal foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
10:56		Hunter Sallis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:56		Sion James defensive rebound
10:46		Ty-Laur Johnson personal foul
10:43		Sion James misses three point jump shot
10:41		Ty-Laur Johnson defensive rebound
10:36	+2	Ty-Laur Johnson makes two point layup	39-43
10:19		Cooper Flagg turnover (bad pass)
9:56	+2	Juke Harris makes two point layup (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)	39-45
9:47		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
9:31		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
9:29		Juke Harris defensive rebound
9:09		Juke Harris misses two point jump shot
9:07		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
8:55		Ty-Laur Johnson personal foul
8:45		Efton Reid III blocks Kon Knueppel's two point dunk
8:43		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
8:39		Hunter Sallis turnover (out of bounds)
8:16		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
8:14		Mason Gillis offensive rebound
8:13		Ty-Laur Johnson personal foul
8:10	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists)	41-45
7:42		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
7:40		Blue Devils defensive rebound
7:38		TV timeout
7:15	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point jump shot	43-45
6:59	+2	Juke Harris makes two point jump shot (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)	43-47
6:26	+3	Mason Gillis makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists)	46-47
5:53		Ty-Laur Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:51		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
5:40	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup	48-47
5:19		Juke Harris misses two point jump shot
5:16		Efton Reid III personal foul (Tyrese Proctor draws the foul)
5:16	+1	Tyrese Proctor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-47
5:16		Tyrese Proctor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:16		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
4:54		Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot
4:52		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
4:31	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point dunk	51-47
4:18		Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot
4:16		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
3:52		Tre'Von Spillers personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
3:52		TV timeout
3:52	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-47
3:52	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-47
3:29		Tre'Von Spillers misses two point jump shot
3:27		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
3:01		Cooper Flagg turnover (lost ball) (Tre'Von Spillers steals)
2:49		Patrick Ngongba II shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
2:49	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-48
2:49	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-49
2:18	+3	Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot	56-49
2:15		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
2:06		Patrick Ngongba II personal foul (Efton Reid III draws the foul)
2:06	+1	Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-50
2:06		Efton Reid III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:06		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
1:54		Tyrese Proctor turnover (lost ball) (Ty-Laur Johnson steals)
1:48		Tre'Von Spillers misses two point layup
1:46		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
1:20		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
1:18		Blue Devils offensive rebound
1:05		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
1:03		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
1:02		Patrick Ngongba II personal foul (Efton Reid III draws the foul)
1:02	+1	Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-51
1:02	+1	Efton Reid III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-52
0:54	+3	Mason Gillis makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	59-52
0:44	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point layup (Ty-Laur Johnson assists)	59-54
0:43		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
0:41		Juke Harris personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-54
0:41		Cooper Flagg misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:41		Juke Harris defensive rebound
0:32		Cameron Hildreth turnover (lost ball)
0:23		Hunter Sallis personal foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-54
0:23		Kon Knueppel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:23		Juke Harris defensive rebound
0:16	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point dunk	61-56
0:16		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
0:13		Cameron Hildreth personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-56
0:13	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-56
0:06		Juke Harris turnover (lost ball) (Tyrese Proctor steals)
0:00		End of period

Juke Harris turnover (lost ball) (Tyrese Proctor steals)