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Cooper Flagg and No. 4 Duke push past Pittsburgh 76-47 to stay unbeaten in ACC

AP
Jan 07, 2025

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Star freshman Cooper Flagg scored 14 of his 19 points after halftime - including a jaw-dropper of a coast-to-coast dunk - to help No. 4 Duke beat Pittsburgh 76-47 on Tuesday night.

Fellow rookie Kon Knueppel had 17 points and made four 3-pointers for the Blue Devils (13-2, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won a matchup of unbeaten league teams behind another strong defensive effort.

Cameron Corhen scored 11 points to lead the Panthers (12-3, 3-1), who shot 31% and went the last eight minutes without a point.

Pittsburgh: The Panthers had won five straight since a blowout loss at Mississippi State in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Dec. 4, but they trailed 34-24 at halftime and never got within single digits after the break.

Duke: The Blue Devils have won nine straight, led by a defense that came into the night ranked third nationally by KenPom for allowing 87.4 points per 100 possessions. Duke scored the final 18 points.

Duke led by 11 when Flagg, the 6-foot-9 preseason Associated Press All-American, stole an entry pass and got loose on the break.

He pushed past Jaland Lowe, then took off from the left edge of the paint, extending his right arm to stuff the ball through a foul by Guillermo Diaz Graham. That sent the “Cameron Crazies” into a roof-shaking roar. Flagg followed with the free throw and another off-the-dribble dunk on the ensuing possession.

Pitt guards Ishmael Leggett (17.8) and Jaland Lowe (17.4) had powered the offense all season but had a rough outing. Leggett scored four points on 2-for-15 shooting, while Lowe had eight on 3-for-12 shooting.

Pittsburgh: Hosts Louisville on Saturday.

Duke: Hosts Notre Dame on Saturday.

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1st Half
PITT
Panthers
24
DUKE
Blue Devils
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Panthers gains possession)
19:32		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
19:30		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
19:15	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point dunk (Sion James assists)	0-2
18:46		Cameron Corhen misses two point layup
18:44		Sion James defensive rebound
18:39	+3	Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists)	0-5
18:11	+3	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes three point jump shot (Ishmael Leggett assists)	3-5
17:52	+3	Sion James makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists)	3-8
17:18	+2	Cameron Corhen makes two point dunk (Jaland Lowe assists)	5-8
17:00		Khaman Maluach misses three point jump shot
16:58		Zack Austin defensive rebound
16:49		Jaland Lowe misses two point jump shot
16:47		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
16:39		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
16:37		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
16:20		Ishmael Leggett misses two point layup
16:18		Zack Austin offensive rebound
16:09		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
16:07		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
15:54		Cameron Corhen blocks Sion James's two point layup
15:53		Blue Devils offensive rebound
15:53		TV timeout
15:49		Kon Knueppel misses two point layup
15:47		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
15:27		Jaland Lowe misses two point layup
15:25		Sion James defensive rebound
15:20		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
15:18		Cameron Corhen defensive rebound
15:01		Zack Austin turnover (lost ball)
14:51	+3	Cooper Flagg makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists)	5-11
14:21		Sion James blocks Cameron Corhen's two point layup
14:19		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
14:19		Cameron Corhen personal foul
14:08		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
14:06		Damian Dunn defensive rebound
13:59		Zack Austin misses three point jump shot
13:57		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
13:50		Tyrese Proctor turnover (lost ball) (Zack Austin steals)
13:45		Maliq Brown shooting foul (Zack Austin draws the foul)
13:45	+1	Zack Austin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-11
13:45	+1	Zack Austin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-11
13:31		Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
13:29		Sion James offensive rebound
13:28		Sion James misses two point layup
13:26		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
13:26		Sion James personal foul
13:11		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
13:09		Guillermo Diaz Graham offensive rebound
13:09		Cooper Flagg personal foul
13:00		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
12:58		Isaiah Evans defensive rebound
12:50		Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
12:48		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
12:30		Cooper Flagg personal foul
12:20	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point layup	9-11
11:52		Isaiah Evans misses two point jump shot
11:50		Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound
11:45		Zack Austin misses two point layup
11:43		Caleb Foster defensive rebound
11:39		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
11:37		Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound
11:15	+3	Zack Austin makes three point jump shot (Jaland Lowe assists)	12-11
10:52		Guillermo Diaz Graham personal foul
10:52		TV timeout
10:45		Guillermo Diaz Graham personal foul
10:33		Tyrese Proctor misses two point layup
10:31		Zack Austin defensive rebound
10:08		Zack Austin turnover (bad pass)
9:50	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point dunk (Mason Gillis assists)	12-13
9:16		Tyrese Proctor shooting foul (Brandin Cummings draws the foul)
9:16	+1	Brandin Cummings makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-13
9:16	+1	Brandin Cummings makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-13
8:48	+2	Mason Gillis makes two point layup	14-15
8:23		Kon Knueppel personal foul
8:16		Ishmael Leggett turnover (bad pass)
8:05		Cameron Corhen blocks Sion James's two point layup
8:03		Tyrese Proctor offensive rebound
7:58	+3	Mason Gillis makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists)	14-18
7:33		Ishmael Leggett turnover (out of bounds)
7:33		TV timeout
7:19		Kon Knueppel misses two point jump shot
7:17		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
7:14	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point layup	14-20
6:56		Jaland Lowe misses two point jump shot
6:54		Sion James defensive rebound
6:43	+3	Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Mason Gillis assists)	14-23
6:40		Panthers 30 second timeout
6:22	+3	Jorge Diaz Graham makes three point jump shot (Ishmael Leggett assists)	17-23
6:00		Jaland Lowe personal foul
6:00		Jorge Diaz Graham personal foul
5:55		Kon Knueppel turnover (bad pass) (Ishmael Leggett steals)
5:36		Jaland Lowe misses two point jump shot
5:34		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
5:29	+3	Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists)	17-26
5:03	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup (Cameron Corhen assists)	19-26
4:33	+3	Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists)	19-29
4:08	+2	Cameron Corhen makes two point jump shot (Jaland Lowe assists)	21-29
3:51		Jorge Diaz Graham blocks Tyrese Proctor's two point layup
3:49		Blue Devils offensive rebound
3:49		TV timeout
3:48		Damian Dunn shooting foul (Maliq Brown draws the foul)
3:48		Maliq Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:48	+1	Maliq Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-30
3:33		Damian Dunn misses two point jump shot
3:31		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
3:11		Cooper Flagg turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Corhen steals)
3:06		Zack Austin turnover (traveling)
2:56		Khaman Maluach turnover (lost ball) (Ishmael Leggett steals)
2:46		Cameron Corhen misses two point jump shot
2:44		Sion James defensive rebound
2:29		Tyrese Proctor turnover (bad pass) (Zack Austin steals)
2:19		Cameron Corhen misses two point layup
2:17		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
2:08		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
2:06		Cameron Corhen defensive rebound
2:00		Khaman Maluach personal foul
2:00		Cameron Corhen misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:00		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
1:42		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
1:40		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
1:38		Khaman Maluach personal foul
1:38		Ishmael Leggett misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:38		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
1:21		Sion James turnover (bad pass) (Jaland Lowe steals)
1:13	+2	Cameron Corhen makes two point dunk (Ishmael Leggett assists)	23-30
1:13		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
0:59	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup (Maliq Brown assists)	23-32
0:39		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
0:37		Sion James defensive rebound
0:08		Damian Dunn personal foul
0:08	+1	Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-33
0:08	+1	Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-34
0:03		Ishmael Leggett misses two point layup
0:01		Cameron Corhen offensive rebound
0:01		Kon Knueppel personal foul
0:01		Cameron Corhen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:01	+1	Cameron Corhen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-34
0:01		Mason Gillis turnover (Jorge Diaz Graham steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PITT
Panthers
23
DUKE
Blue Devils
42

Time		Play	Score
19:49	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point jump shot	24-36
19:34		Jaland Lowe misses two point jump shot
19:32		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
19:26		Cooper Flagg misses two point layup
19:24		Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound
19:18		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
19:16		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
18:54		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
18:52		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
18:45		Cooper Flagg blocks Ishmael Leggett's two point layup
18:44		Panthers offensive rebound
18:32		Zack Austin misses three point jump shot
18:30		Cameron Corhen offensive rebound
18:26	+2	Cameron Corhen makes two point dunk	26-36
18:00		Jaland Lowe shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul)
18:00		Kon Knueppel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:00	+1	Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-37
17:43		Cooper Flagg personal foul
17:37		Jaland Lowe turnover (Cooper Flagg steals)
17:33	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point dunk	26-39
17:33		Guillermo Diaz Graham shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
17:33	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-40
17:08	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	28-40
16:48	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point dunk	28-42
16:20		Jaland Lowe misses three point jump shot
16:18		Sion James defensive rebound
16:07		Ishmael Leggett personal foul (Sion James draws the foul)
16:01		Cameron Corhen blocks Sion James's two point layup
15:59		Damian Dunn defensive rebound
15:54	+2	Damian Dunn makes two point jump shot	30-42
15:34		Zack Austin blocks Sion James's two point layup
15:32		Tyrese Proctor offensive rebound
15:27		Ishmael Leggett shooting foul (Khaman Maluach draws the foul)
15:27		TV timeout
15:27		Khaman Maluach misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:27	+1	Khaman Maluach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-43
15:02	+3	Jaland Lowe makes three point jump shot	33-43
14:39	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point layup (Cooper Flagg assists)	33-45
14:10		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
14:08		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
14:04		Jaland Lowe personal foul
14:01		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
13:59		Cooper Flagg offensive rebound
13:57	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point tip layup	33-47
13:41		Ishmael Leggett turnover (bad pass)
13:25	+3	Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists)	33-50
13:01	+3	Damian Dunn makes three point jump shot (Cameron Corhen assists)	36-50
12:37	+2	Sion James makes two point layup (Cooper Flagg assists)	36-52
12:12		Damian Dunn misses three point jump shot
12:10		Jorge Diaz Graham offensive rebound
12:01		Tyrese Proctor personal foul
11:52		Damian Dunn misses two point jump shot
11:50		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
11:45		Ishmael Leggett shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
11:45		TV timeout
11:45		Cooper Flagg misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:45	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-53
11:25		Sion James personal foul
11:14		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
11:12		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
11:12		Damian Dunn personal foul
11:12		Cooper Flagg misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:12		Cameron Corhen defensive rebound
10:57	+2	Damian Dunn makes two point jump shot	38-53
10:35	+2	Sion James makes two point layup	38-55
10:23	+3	Jaland Lowe makes three point jump shot	41-55
10:21		Panthers 30 second timeout
10:21		TV timeout
10:02		Khaman Maluach turnover (Cameron Corhen steals)
9:50		Brandin Cummings misses three point jump shot
9:48		Cameron Corhen offensive rebound
9:45	+2	Cameron Corhen makes two point layup	43-55
9:23	+3	Sion James makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	43-58
8:49		Zack Austin misses three point jump shot
8:46		Panthers turnover (shot clock violation)
8:31		Isaiah Evans turnover (Brandin Cummings steals)
8:24	+2	Brandin Cummings makes two point layup	45-58
7:59		Cooper Flagg turnover (Jaland Lowe steals)
7:59	+2	Brandin Cummings makes two point layup (Jaland Lowe assists)	47-58
7:51		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
7:51		TV timeout
7:39		Sion James turnover (bad pass)
7:27		Khaman Maluach blocks Ishmael Leggett's two point layup
7:25		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
7:21		Zack Austin blocks Kon Knueppel's two point layup
7:19		Panthers defensive rebound
7:07		Jaland Lowe misses two point jump shot
7:05		Jaland Lowe offensive rebound
7:00		Brandin Cummings misses three point jump shot
6:58		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
6:37		Tyrese Proctor misses two point jump shot
6:35		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
6:34		Zack Austin personal foul
6:34	+1	Khaman Maluach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-59
6:34	+1	Khaman Maluach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-60
6:16		Jaland Lowe turnover (bad pass)
5:58	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point dunk	47-62
5:47		Cameron Corhen misses two point jump shot
5:45		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
5:28		Jaland Lowe personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
5:28	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-63
5:28	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-64
5:10		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
5:08		Cameron Corhen offensive rebound
5:03		Cameron Corhen misses two point jump shot
5:01		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
4:45		Tyrese Proctor turnover (traveling)
4:31		Jaland Lowe misses three point jump shot
4:29		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
4:06	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup	47-66
3:50		Jaland Lowe turnover (bad pass)
3:50		TV timeout
3:29		Cooper Flagg turnover (Jaland Lowe steals)
3:23		Sion James blocks Jaland Lowe's two point layup
3:21		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
3:06	+3	Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists)	47-69
2:42		Damian Dunn misses three point jump shot
2:40		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
2:13		Sion James misses two point jump shot
2:11		Kon Knueppel offensive rebound
1:43		Kon Knueppel misses two point layup
1:43		Brandin Cummings misses two point jump shot
1:41		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
1:18	+2	Tyrese Proctor makes two point layup (Cooper Flagg assists)	47-71
1:02		Damian Dunn misses three point jump shot
1:00		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
0:31	+3	Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	47-74
0:30		Damian Dunn flagrant 2 (Tyrese Proctor draws the foul)
0:30		Damian Dunn turnover
0:30	+1	Tyrese Proctor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-75
0:30	+1	Tyrese Proctor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-76
0:01		Blue Devils turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Blue Devils turnover (shot clock violation)