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No. 2 Duke rolls past Miami 97-60, gets 25th win of the season

AP
Feb 25, 2025

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Kon Knueppel scored 20 points, Cooper Flagg and Isaiah Evans each added 16 and No. 2 Duke rolled past Miami 97-60 on Tuesday night.

Flagg, the likely No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, added six assists and five rebounds for the Blue Devils (25-3, 16-1 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Duke led by 15 at the half, and Knueppel scored eight points in a 16-2 burst by the Blue Devils early in the second half to push the lead to 65-36.

Lynn Kidd scored 17 points and Jalil Bethea had 13 for Miami (6-22, 2-15), which was without guard Matthew Cleveland. Miami has lost four games by 35 or more points this season, after having four such losses from 1987 through 2024.

Duke: The Blue Devils have won five straight, those wins coming by an average of 31 points. This was the Blue Devils’ 13th win by 25 or more points this season.

Miami: The Hurricanes' 22 losses are two shy of the school's single-season record with three conference games remaining. Miami went 8-24 in 1991-92.

Evans made three consecutive 3-pointers in a span of 1:40 in the first half, the first two immediately answering 3-pointers made at the other end by Bethea. Evans' third one gave Duke a 29-14 lead.

The win improved coach Jon Scheyer’s record at Duke to 79-21, the best through 100 games in school history. Vic Bubas was 76-24 in his first 100 games at the school; Mike Krzyzewski was 52-48 at that point in his Duke career.

Both teams play Saturday, about 8 miles apart. Duke returns home to face Florida State, while Miami visits North Carolina.

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1st Half
DUKE
Blue Devils
47
MIA
Hurricanes
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Khaman Maluach vs. Lynn Kidd (Brandon Johnson gains possession)
19:39		A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
19:37		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
19:14	+3	Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	3-0
18:37		Divine Ugochukwu misses three point jump shot
18:35		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
18:30		Brandon Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Kon Knueppel steals)
18:23		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
18:21		Tyrese Proctor offensive rebound
18:08	+3	Cooper Flagg makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists)	6-0
17:46		Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
17:44		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
17:39		Tyrese Proctor turnover (bad pass) (Jalil Bethea steals)
17:30	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point hook shot (Jalil Bethea assists)	6-2
17:09		A.J. Staton-McCray personal foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul)
17:08		Sion James turnover (bad pass) (Jalil Bethea steals)
17:08		Sion James personal foul (Jalil Bethea draws the foul)
16:44		Brandon Johnson misses two point layup
16:42		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
16:42		Brandon Johnson personal foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul)
16:32	+2	Tyrese Proctor makes two point layup (Cooper Flagg assists)	8-2
16:02		Jalil Bethea turnover (lost ball)
15:48		Kon Knueppel misses two point jump shot
15:46		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
15:40	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup (Khaman Maluach assists)	10-2
15:13		A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
15:11		Blue Devils defensive rebound
15:11		TV timeout
14:57		Patrick Ngongba II misses two point dunk
14:55		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
14:47		Divine Ugochukwu turnover (out of bounds)
14:36	+3	Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot (Patrick Ngongba II assists)	13-2
14:05		A.J. Staton-McCray turnover (bad pass) (Patrick Ngongba II steals)
13:57	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup (Tyrese Proctor assists)	15-2
13:37		Patrick Ngongba II shooting foul (Divine Ugochukwu draws the foul)
13:37	+1	Divine Ugochukwu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-3
13:37	+1	Divine Ugochukwu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-4
13:14		Isaiah Evans turnover (lost ball)
13:00		Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
12:58		Kiree Huie offensive rebound
12:53	+2	Paul Djobet makes two point layup (Kiree Huie assists)	15-6
12:26	+2	Caleb Foster makes two point layup (Isaiah Evans assists)	17-6
11:53		Patrick Ngongba II blocks Paul Djobet's two point layup
11:51		Hurricanes offensive rebound
11:51		TV timeout
11:51		Hurricanes turnover (shot clock violation)
11:31	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup	19-6
11:01		Paul Djobet misses three point jump shot
10:59		Hurricanes offensive rebound
10:47	+2	Kiree Huie makes two point layup (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	19-8
10:37		Sion James turnover (lost ball)
10:27	+3	Jalil Bethea makes three point jump shot (Paul Djobet assists)	19-11
10:07	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot	22-11
9:39	+3	Jalil Bethea makes three point jump shot (Austin Swartz assists)	22-14
9:24	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot	25-14
9:24		Kiree Huie shooting foul (Isaiah Evans draws the foul)
9:24	+1	Isaiah Evans makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-14
9:00		Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
8:58		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
8:52		Khaman Maluach blocks Lynn Kidd's two point hook shot
8:50		Divine Ugochukwu offensive rebound
8:42		Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
8:40		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
8:28	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists)	29-14
8:08		Kon Knueppel personal foul (Brandon Johnson draws the foul)
7:51	+3	Jalil Bethea makes three point jump shot (Austin Swartz assists)	29-17
7:41		Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
7:39		Divine Ugochukwu defensive rebound
7:31		Khaman Maluach blocks Jalil Bethea's two point layup
7:29		Hurricanes offensive rebound
7:29		TV timeout
7:21	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot (Brandon Johnson assists)	29-19
7:08	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point layup	31-19
6:36		Lynn Kidd misses two point hook shot
6:34		Hurricanes offensive rebound
6:25		Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
6:23		Hurricanes offensive rebound
6:06		Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
6:04		Divine Ugochukwu offensive rebound
5:59		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:57		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
5:50		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
5:48		Jalil Bethea defensive rebound
5:44		Jalil Bethea turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Proctor steals)
5:41		Jalil Bethea shooting foul (Tyrese Proctor draws the foul)
5:41	+1	Tyrese Proctor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-19
5:41	+1	Tyrese Proctor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-19
5:21	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk	33-21
5:06		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
5:04		Divine Ugochukwu defensive rebound
4:58		Paul Djobet turnover (out of bounds)
4:46		Isaiah Evans turnover (lost ball) (A.J. Staton-McCray steals)
4:40	+2	Jalil Bethea makes two point layup (A.J. Staton-McCray assists)	33-23
4:30		Patrick Ngongba II misses two point hook shot
4:28		Patrick Ngongba II offensive rebound
4:27	+2	Patrick Ngongba II makes two point layup	35-23
4:27		Lynn Kidd shooting foul (Patrick Ngongba II draws the foul)
4:27	+1	Patrick Ngongba II makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-23
4:05		Sion James blocks Divine Ugochukwu's two point layup
4:03		Hurricanes offensive rebound
4:02		Jalil Bethea turnover (lost ball) (Sion James steals)
3:59		Divine Ugochukwu personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
3:59		TV timeout
3:51		Sion James turnover (bad pass) (Divine Ugochukwu steals)
3:43		A.J. Staton-McCray turnover (lost ball) (Tyrese Proctor steals)
3:35		A.J. Staton-McCray blocks Tyrese Proctor's two point layup
3:33		Cooper Flagg offensive rebound
3:26	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point dunk	38-23
3:19		Jalil Bethea misses two point jump shot
3:17		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
3:11		Jalil Bethea shooting foul (Patrick Ngongba II draws the foul)
3:11	+1	Patrick Ngongba II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-23
3:11	+1	Patrick Ngongba II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-23
2:42		Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
2:40		Hurricanes offensive rebound
2:40		Hurricanes turnover (shot clock violation)
2:29	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	43-23
2:01		Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
1:59		Divine Ugochukwu offensive rebound
1:46		Cooper Flagg shooting foul (Paul Djobet draws the foul)
1:46	+1	Paul Djobet makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-24
1:46	+1	Paul Djobet makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-25
1:35	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	46-25
1:20		Divine Ugochukwu turnover (lost ball) (Khaman Maluach steals)
1:13		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
1:11		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
0:59	+3	Austin Swartz makes three point jump shot	46-28
0:44		Cooper Flagg misses two point layup
0:42		Divine Ugochukwu defensive rebound
0:38	+2	Divine Ugochukwu makes two point layup	46-30
0:33		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
0:22		Austin Swartz personal foul (Khaman Maluach draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Khaman Maluach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-30
0:22		Khaman Maluach misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:22		Divine Ugochukwu defensive rebound
0:04		Sion James personal foul (Divine Ugochukwu draws the foul)
0:01	+2	Austin Swartz makes two point jump shot (A.J. Staton-McCray assists)	47-32
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DUKE
Blue Devils
50
MIA
Hurricanes
28

Time		Play	Score
19:45	+2	Sion James makes two point layup	49-32
19:25	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup	49-34
19:15		Cooper Flagg misses two point layup
19:15		Khaman Maluach personal foul
18:58		Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
18:56		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
18:53		Kon Knueppel turnover (out of bounds)
18:36		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:34		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
18:27		Brandon Johnson personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
18:23	+3	Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot	52-34
18:11		A.J. Staton-McCray turnover (bad pass)
17:54		Isaiah Evans misses two point jump shot
17:52		Sion James offensive rebound
17:45		Sion James misses two point layup
17:43		Divine Ugochukwu defensive rebound
17:29		Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
17:27		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
17:21	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup	54-34
17:21		Divine Ugochukwu shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
17:21	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-34
17:08		Divine Ugochukwu turnover (lost ball) (Kon Knueppel steals)
17:08	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point layup (Kon Knueppel assists)	57-34
16:54		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
16:54		TV timeout
16:28		Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
16:26		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
16:06		Khaman Maluach misses two point layup
16:04		Divine Ugochukwu defensive rebound
15:58		Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
15:56		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
15:47		Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
15:45		Kon Knueppel offensive rebound
15:45		Divine Ugochukwu shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul)
15:45		TV timeout
15:45	+1	Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-34
15:45	+1	Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-34
15:14		Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
15:14		Hurricanes offensive rebound
15:14		Hurricanes turnover (shot clock violation)
15:04		Caleb Foster turnover (lost ball) (Divine Ugochukwu steals)
14:58	+2	Divine Ugochukwu makes two point dunk	59-36
14:40		Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
14:37		Blue Devils offensive rebound
14:37		Austin Swartz personal foul
14:35	+3	Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Patrick Ngongba II assists)	62-36
14:04		Austin Swartz turnover (bad pass)
13:49		Divine Ugochukwu personal foul (Patrick Ngongba II draws the foul)
13:45	+3	Caleb Foster makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	65-36
13:23		Jalil Bethea misses two point jump shot
13:21		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
13:15	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot (Brandon Johnson assists)	65-38
13:08	+2	Patrick Ngongba II makes two point layup (Caleb Foster assists)	67-38
12:49		Austin Swartz misses two point jump shot
12:48		Caleb Foster personal foul
12:40		Kiree Huie misses two point layup
12:38		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
12:30	+2	Sion James makes two point layup	69-38
11:58		Jalil Bethea misses two point jump shot
11:58		Hurricanes turnover (shot clock violation)
11:58		TV timeout
11:43		Kiree Huie blocks Caleb Foster's two point layup
11:41		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
11:26		Paul Djobet misses two point jump shot
11:24		Patrick Ngongba II defensive rebound
11:10	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point layup	71-38
10:47	+2	A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point jump shot	71-40
10:18		A.J. Staton-McCray blocks Sion James's two point layup
10:16		Paul Djobet defensive rebound
10:08		Jalil Bethea turnover (out of bounds)
9:47		Jalil Bethea shooting foul (Khaman Maluach draws the foul)
9:47		Khaman Maluach misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:47	+1	Khaman Maluach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-40
9:24	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup	72-42
9:12		Caleb Foster misses two point jump shot
9:10		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
8:58	+3	A.J. Staton-McCray makes three point jump shot	72-45
8:39		A.J. Staton-McCray blocks Khaman Maluach's two point layup
8:37		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
8:29		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:27		Paul Djobet offensive rebound
8:24		Paul Djobet misses two point jump shot
8:22		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
8:16		Darren Harris misses three point jump shot
8:14		Mason Gillis offensive rebound
8:12		Lynn Kidd personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
8:12	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-45
8:12	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-45
7:58		Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
7:56		Isaiah Evans defensive rebound
7:49	+3	Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Mason Gillis assists)	77-45
7:30		Lynn Kidd turnover (bad pass) (Kon Knueppel steals)
7:28		A.J. Staton-McCray personal foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul)
7:28		TV timeout
7:28	+1	Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-45
7:28	+1	Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-45
7:10		A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
7:08		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
6:53	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point dunk (Cooper Flagg assists)	81-45
6:32		Mason Gillis personal foul (Jalil Bethea draws the foul)
6:21		Jalil Bethea misses two point jump shot
6:19		Darren Harris defensive rebound
6:00		A.J. Staton-McCray blocks Darren Harris's two point layup
5:58		Divine Ugochukwu defensive rebound
5:53	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point layup (Jalil Bethea assists)	81-47
5:34	+2	Patrick Ngongba II makes two point dunk (Caleb Foster assists)	83-47
5:11		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point layup
5:09		Patrick Ngongba II defensive rebound
5:00		Isaiah Evans turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Johnson steals)
4:55	+2	Jalil Bethea makes two point dunk (Brandon Johnson assists)	83-49
4:37	+3	Mason Gillis makes three point jump shot (Caleb Foster assists)	86-49
4:17		Brandon Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Evans steals)
4:09		Isaiah Evans misses two point layup
4:07		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
3:47	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	86-51
3:28	+3	Caleb Foster makes three point jump shot	89-51
3:05	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup	89-53
3:05		Mason Gillis shooting foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
3:05		TV timeout
3:05	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 1 of 1	89-54
2:49		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
2:47		Paul Djobet defensive rebound
2:28		Yussif Basa-Ama misses three point jump shot
2:26		Caleb Foster defensive rebound
2:17	+2	Caleb Foster makes two point jump shot (Darren Harris assists)	91-54
1:59		A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
1:57		Patrick Ngongba II defensive rebound
1:47		Cameron Sheffield turnover (lost ball) (Divine Ugochukwu steals)
1:43		Caleb Foster personal foul (Divine Ugochukwu draws the foul)
1:42		Divine Ugochukwu turnover (bad pass) (Mason Gillis steals)
1:36		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
1:34		Paul Djobet defensive rebound
1:25	+2	Paul Djobet makes two point layup	91-56
1:01	+3	Cameron Sheffield makes three point jump shot (Mason Gillis assists)	94-56
0:37	+2	Paul Djobet makes two point layup	94-58
0:12		Paul Djobet shooting foul (Mason Gillis draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Mason Gillis makes regular free throw 1 of 3	95-58
0:12	+1	Mason Gillis makes regular free throw 2 of 3	96-58
0:12	+1	Mason Gillis makes regular free throw 3 of 3	97-58
0:04	+2	Paul Djobet makes two point dunk	97-60
0:00		End of period

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Paul Djobet makes two point dunk