Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils narrowly avoided a loss to unranked Wake Forest on Saturday, with Flagg scoring 24 points to lead his team to a 63-56 victory.
In addition to his 24 points, Flagg recorded seven rebounds and six assists, shooting 50 percent from the field and going 7-of-9 from the free throw line. With the win, Duke improved to 17-2 on the season, while Wake Forest dropped to 16-4.
Despite committing seven turnovers, fans praised Flagg for overcoming the team's second-half struggles to keep the No. 1-ranked Blue Devils' season alive:
Behind Flagg, Freshman guard Kon Knueppel finished the night with 15 points, nine rebounds and three assists to help extend their win streak to 13 straight games and hold their first place spot in the ACC.