Cooper Flagg had one of the best sport of his quick school profession on Saturday.
The Duke star scored a career-high 42 factors throughout the No. 4-ranked Blue Devils’ 86-78 win over the Notre Dame Combating Irish.
The scoring output broke the Duke freshman scoring document, surpassing Zion Williamson and Jared McCain, who beforehand every scored 35 factors in a sport, and likewise set the ACC freshman single-game mark.
He’s the primary Duke participant to attain greater than 40 factors since JJ Redick did it in January 2006.
Flagg made a whopping 14 photographs, making 11 of these makes an attempt whereas going 4-for-6 from 3-point vary and 16-of-17 from the free throw line.
He added six rebounds, seven assists and one steal.
Within the second half, Flagg introduced the followers in Durham, North Carolina to their ft with a monster shot to increase the Blue Devils’ result in 13.
Flagg’s newest sport caps what has been a dominant season for the long run NBA star.
In 16 video games, Flagg is averaging 19.1 factors, 8.3 rebounds and three.9 assists.
Duke has now received 10 straight video games, bettering its document to 14-2, and is taken into account one of many high contenders to chop the nets in April.
The 6-foot-8, 195-pound energy ahead is broadly considered one of many high prospects popping out of school in recent times and is projected to be the primary participant off the board within the 2025 NBA Draft.
Flagg and the Blue Devils host the Miami Hurricanes on Tuesday, seeking to prolong their successful streak to 11.
