Maine’s Cooper Flagg leads Duke to victory over No. 2 Auburn

Maine native Cooper Flagg scored a game-high 22 points to lead No. 9 Duke past No. 2 Auburn on Wednesday night.

The freshman phenom from Newport also grabbed 11 rebounds, recording his third double-double of the season.

Flagg also finished the game with a team-high four assists and added three steals and two blocks in the Blue Devils’ 84-78 victory over the Tigers.

Duke faced an 11-point deficit early, but the Blue Devils clawed back from it and held a 43-36 halftime lead. After halftime, Flagg scored 16 of his 22 points.

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Through eight games this season, Flagg is Duke’s leading scorer, averaging 16.6 points per game. He also leads the team with averages of 8.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.5 blocks per game.

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Wednesday’s game was part of the SEC/ACC Challenge and Duke’s win over Auburn was one of only two wins by an Atlantic Coast Conference team. The Southeastern Conference won the intraconference series 14-2.

Duke’s next game is Sunday when the Blue Devils begin conference play on the road against the Louisville Cardinals. Duke then plays non-conference games against Incarnate Word (December 10) and George Mason (December 17) before returning to ACC play on December 21 at Georgia Tech.