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Flagg leads the way as No. 9 Duke holds off Broome and No. 2 Auburn for an 84-78 win

AP
Dec 05, 2024

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Freshman sensation Cooper Flagg had 22 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 9 Duke push past No. 2 Auburn 84-78 on Wednesday night in the SEC/ACC Challenge.

The preseason Associated Press All-American had 16 points after halftime to help the Blue Devils (6-2) hold off the Tigers and fellow All-American Johni Broome.

Broome had 20 points and 12 rebounds before fouling out with 15 seconds left for the Tigers (7-1), who missed seven straight shots in the final 4 1/2 minutes. That helped Duke keep tenuous control in front of its rowdy home crowd.

Still, the SEC won the intraconference series in a 14-2 romp, with Duke and Clemson registering the ACC's lone wins.

Auburn: The Tigers pushed Kansas for the No. 1 ranking after winning the Maui Invitational. But after Kansas lost at Creighton on Wednesday night, the Tigers followed shortly afterward in a March-worthy matchup.

Duke: The Blue Devils dug out from an early 11-point hole and repeatedly came up with timely responses to stay in control, leading by a dozen after halftime.

Duke's lead was just two when Flagg drove for a contested shot that was blocked, with the ball knocked loose out beyond the 3-point arc as the shot clock wound down. But teammate Tyrese Proctor collected the ball for a long straightaway 3-pointer to beat the horn for a 73-68 lead with 4:30 left.

Freshman guard Isaiah Evans didn't play in Duke's matchups against Kentucky, Arizona or Kansas and had just 29 points all season. But he came out of nowhere to score 18 points and shoot 6 of 8 on 3s before halftime for a game-changing spark off the bench, though he didn't score after the break.

The Tigers host Richmond on Sunday. That same day, the Blue Devils open Atlantic Coast Conference play at Louisville.

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1st Half
AUB
Tigers
36
DUKE
Blue Devils
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Johni Broome vs. Khaman Maluach (Tigers gains possession)
19:35		Johni Broome misses two point layup
19:33		Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound
19:27	+3	Chad Baker-Mazara makes three point jump shot (Dylan Cardwell assists)	3-0
19:07		Sion James misses three point jump shot
19:05		Tigers defensive rebound
18:55	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point dunk (Johni Broome assists)	5-0
18:36	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup	5-2
18:36		Dylan Cardwell shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
18:36		Cooper Flagg misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:36		Johni Broome defensive rebound
18:18	+2	Johni Broome makes two point layup	7-2
17:49		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
17:47		Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound
17:20	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Denver Jones assists)	10-2
16:56		Dylan Cardwell blocks Cooper Flagg's two point layup
16:54		Cooper Flagg offensive rebound
16:44		Tyrese Proctor misses two point layup
16:42		Johni Broome defensive rebound
16:21	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Denver Jones assists)	13-2
16:18		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
16:18		TV timeout
16:05		Chaney Johnson shooting foul (Caleb Foster draws the foul)
16:05	+1	Caleb Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-3
16:05		Caleb Foster misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:05		Cooper Flagg offensive rebound
15:44		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
15:42		Tigers defensive rebound
15:25		Johni Broome misses two point jump shot
15:23		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
15:02		Tyrese Proctor misses two point jump shot
15:00		Tyrese Proctor offensive rebound
14:52	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point layup	13-5
14:31		Chaney Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:29		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
14:22	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point jump shot	13-7
13:56		Chad Baker-Mazara misses two point jump shot
13:54		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
13:48		Chaney Johnson personal foul
13:34		Tahaad Pettiford shooting foul (Caleb Foster draws the foul)
13:34	+1	Caleb Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-8
13:34		Caleb Foster misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:34		Denver Jones defensive rebound
13:10	+2	Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point jump shot (Tahaad Pettiford assists)	15-8
12:53	+2	Caleb Foster makes two point layup	15-10
12:33		Chris Moore misses three point jump shot
12:31		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
12:19		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
12:17		Johni Broome defensive rebound
12:14		Mason Gillis personal foul
11:59		Johni Broome misses two point jump shot
11:57		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
11:37		Maliq Brown turnover (bad pass) (Tahaad Pettiford steals)
11:37		TV timeout
11:24		Maliq Brown shooting foul (Johni Broome draws the foul)
11:24	+1	Johni Broome makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-10
11:24		Johni Broome misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:24		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
11:04	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	16-13
10:34		JP Pegues misses three point jump shot
10:32		JP Pegues offensive rebound
10:24		Johni Broome misses three point jump shot
10:22		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
10:14		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
10:12		JP Pegues defensive rebound
10:05		Chris Moore misses three point jump shot
10:03		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
10:02		Johni Broome personal foul
9:47	+2	Caleb Foster makes two point layup	16-15
9:30	+2	Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point jump shot	18-15
9:30		Kon Knueppel shooting foul (Chad Baker-Mazara draws the foul)
9:30	+1	Chad Baker-Mazara makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-15
9:14		Caleb Foster misses two point jump shot
9:12		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
8:52	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (JP Pegues assists)	22-15
8:30	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists)	22-18
7:56		JP Pegues misses two point layup
7:54		Isaiah Evans defensive rebound
7:43	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists)	22-21
7:39		Tigers 30 second timeout
7:39		TV timeout
7:26	+2	Johni Broome makes two point layup	24-21
7:07		Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
7:05		Sion James offensive rebound
7:03		Tahaad Pettiford shooting foul (Sion James draws the foul)
7:03	+1	Sion James makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-22
7:03	+1	Sion James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-23
6:36		Tahaad Pettiford misses three point jump shot
6:34		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
6:26	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	24-26
6:04		Johni Broome misses two point jump shot
6:04		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
6:04		Dylan Cardwell personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
6:04	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-27
6:04	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-28
5:52		Tahaad Pettiford misses two point layup
5:50		Sion James defensive rebound
5:46		Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
5:44		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
5:37		Maliq Brown misses two point layup
5:35		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
5:30	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point tip layup	24-30
5:03	+3	Tahaad Pettiford makes three point jump shot	27-30
4:42		Tyrese Proctor misses two point jump shot
4:42		Tyrese Proctor offensive rebound
4:42		Johni Broome shooting foul (Tyrese Proctor draws the foul)
4:42	+1	Tyrese Proctor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-31
4:42	+1	Tyrese Proctor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-32
4:29	+3	Tahaad Pettiford makes three point jump shot (Johni Broome assists)	30-32
4:03		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
4:01		Tahaad Pettiford defensive rebound
3:57		Tahaad Pettiford misses two point layup
3:55		Chaney Johnson offensive rebound
3:55	+2	Chaney Johnson makes two point tip layup	32-32
3:55		Tyrese Proctor shooting foul (Chaney Johnson draws the foul)
3:55		TV timeout
3:55	+1	Chaney Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-32
3:40		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
3:38		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
3:14		Tahaad Pettiford turnover (lost ball) (Tyrese Proctor steals)
3:08	+2	Tyrese Proctor makes two point dunk	33-34
2:50		Tyrese Proctor personal foul
2:43		Johni Broome misses two point layup
2:41		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
2:35	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Caleb Foster assists)	33-37
2:16	+3	Chad Baker-Mazara makes three point jump shot	36-37
1:49		Isaiah Evans turnover (lost ball) (Miles Kelly steals)
1:43		Chad Baker-Mazara turnover (bad pass) (Cooper Flagg steals)
1:37	+3	Caleb Foster makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	36-40
1:16		Cooper Flagg blocks Miles Kelly's two point layup
1:14		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
1:06		Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
1:04		Kon Knueppel offensive rebound
0:59	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Maliq Brown assists)	36-43
0:38		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
0:36		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
0:11		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
0:09		Chris Moore defensive rebound
0:03		Johni Broome misses three point jump shot
0:01		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AUB
Tigers
42
DUKE
Blue Devils
41

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Sion James misses three point jump shot
19:46		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
19:35		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
19:33		Chris Moore defensive rebound
19:17		Denver Jones misses two point jump shot
19:15		Johni Broome offensive rebound
19:09	+2	Johni Broome makes two point layup	38-43
19:02	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point jump shot	38-45
18:35		Denver Jones turnover (Cooper Flagg steals)
18:30	+2	Sion James makes two point dunk (Kon Knueppel assists)	38-47
18:30		Dylan Cardwell flagrant 1 (Sion James draws the foul)
18:30		Dylan Cardwell turnover
18:30	+1	Sion James makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	38-48
18:30		Sion James misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
18:23	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tyrese Proctor assists)	38-50
18:00		Tyrese Proctor personal foul
17:55	+2	Chris Moore makes two point layup (Denver Jones assists)	40-50
17:39	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup	40-52
17:19		Chaney Johnson misses two point jump shot
17:17		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
17:06		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
17:04		Chris Moore defensive rebound
17:02		Chris Moore turnover (Sion James steals)
16:59		Chris Moore shooting foul (Sion James draws the foul)
16:59		Sion James misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:59		Sion James misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:59		Chaney Johnson defensive rebound
16:43		Johni Broome misses two point layup
16:41		Johni Broome offensive rebound
16:37	+2	Johni Broome makes two point layup	42-52
16:15		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
16:13		Sion James offensive rebound
16:09	+2	Sion James makes two point layup	42-54
15:50		Cooper Flagg personal foul
15:50		TV timeout
15:32		Chaney Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:30		Chad Baker-Mazara offensive rebound
15:27	+3	Tahaad Pettiford makes three point jump shot (Chad Baker-Mazara assists)	45-54
14:54		Caleb Foster misses two point layup
14:52		Johni Broome defensive rebound
14:41	+2	Johni Broome makes two point layup (Tahaad Pettiford assists)	47-54
14:08	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point jump shot (Caleb Foster assists)	47-56
13:51	+2	Tahaad Pettiford makes two point layup	49-56
13:15		Tahaad Pettiford shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
13:15		Cooper Flagg misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:15		Cooper Flagg misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:15		Johni Broome defensive rebound
13:00		Cooper Flagg blocks Denver Jones's two point layup
12:58		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
12:48		Isaiah Evans misses two point layup
12:46		Chaney Johnson defensive rebound
12:39		Kon Knueppel shooting foul (Chad Baker-Mazara draws the foul)
12:39	+1	Chad Baker-Mazara makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-56
12:39	+1	Chad Baker-Mazara makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-56
12:15		Caleb Foster misses two point layup
12:13		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
12:11	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point dunk	51-58
11:47	+2	Johni Broome makes two point layup (Chad Baker-Mazara assists)	53-58
11:47		Mason Gillis shooting foul (Johni Broome draws the foul)
11:47		TV timeout
11:47	+1	Johni Broome makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-58
11:34		Johni Broome personal foul
11:17	+2	Caleb Foster makes two point layup	54-60
11:05	+2	Johni Broome makes two point dunk (Chad Baker-Mazara assists)	56-60
10:45		Miles Kelly personal foul
10:38		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
10:36		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
10:09		Johni Broome turnover (lost ball) (Cooper Flagg steals)
9:56		Chaney Johnson personal foul
9:56		Sion James turnover (bad pass) (Miles Kelly steals)
9:41		Johni Broome turnover (lost ball) (Sion James steals)
9:22	+3	Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	56-63
9:19		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
9:19		TV timeout
9:01		Cooper Flagg personal foul
8:57	+3	Tahaad Pettiford makes three point jump shot (Johni Broome assists)	59-63
8:30	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup	59-65
8:30		Tahaad Pettiford shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
8:30	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 1	59-66
8:18	+2	Tahaad Pettiford makes two point layup	61-66
7:54		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
7:52		Johni Broome defensive rebound
7:52		Khaman Maluach personal foul
7:52		TV timeout
7:39	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Chaney Johnson assists)	64-66
7:20	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup	64-68
7:04	+2	Tahaad Pettiford makes two point jump shot	66-68
6:40		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
6:38		Chaney Johnson defensive rebound
6:31		Tahaad Pettiford misses three point jump shot
6:29		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
6:11		Miles Kelly personal foul
6:11		Maliq Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:08		Johni Broome defensive rebound
6:08		Tigers 30 second timeout
5:55		Sion James blocks Tahaad Pettiford's two point layup
5:53		Tigers offensive rebound
5:52		Chad Baker-Mazara turnover (Sion James steals)
5:41	+2	Sion James makes two point layup	66-70
5:30		Chad Baker-Mazara misses two point layup
5:28		Johni Broome offensive rebound
5:23		Tahaad Pettiford misses three point jump shot
5:21		Chaney Johnson offensive rebound
5:11	+2	Tahaad Pettiford makes two point jump shot	68-70
4:41		Chad Baker-Mazara blocks Cooper Flagg's two point jump shot
4:39		Tyrese Proctor offensive rebound
4:31	+3	Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot	68-73
4:10		Chaney Johnson misses two point layup
4:08		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
3:55		Miles Kelly personal foul
3:55		TV timeout
3:55	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-74
3:55	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-75
3:44		Chaney Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:42		Johni Broome offensive rebound
3:42		Tyrese Proctor personal foul (Johni Broome draws the foul)
3:42		Johni Broome misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:37		Chaney Johnson offensive rebound
3:28		Sion James shooting foul (Johni Broome draws the foul)
3:28	+1	Johni Broome makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-75
3:28	+1	Johni Broome makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-75
3:03	+2	Tyrese Proctor makes two point jump shot	70-77
2:48		Kon Knueppel shooting foul (Chad Baker-Mazara draws the foul)
2:48	+1	Chad Baker-Mazara makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-77
2:48	+1	Chad Baker-Mazara makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-77
2:48		Tigers 30 second timeout
2:22		Johni Broome blocks Sion James's two point layup
2:20		Denver Jones defensive rebound
2:07		Johni Broome misses three point jump shot
2:05		Sion James defensive rebound
1:40		Tyrese Proctor turnover (lost ball) (Miles Kelly steals)
1:26		Sion James blocks Denver Jones's two point layup
1:25		Tigers offensive rebound
1:21		Chad Baker-Mazara misses two point jump shot
1:19		Sion James defensive rebound
0:59	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point layup	72-79
0:51		Denver Jones misses three point jump shot
0:50		Tigers offensive rebound
0:43		Johni Broome misses two point layup
0:41		Denver Jones offensive rebound
0:41	+2	Chad Baker-Mazara makes two point layup (Denver Jones assists)	74-79
0:33		Johni Broome personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
0:33	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-80
0:33	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-81
0:26		Tahaad Pettiford misses three point jump shot
0:24		Johni Broome offensive rebound
0:15	+2	Johni Broome makes two point layup (Chaney Johnson assists)	76-81
0:15		Tigers 60 second timeout
0:15		Johni Broome personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-82
0:15		Cooper Flagg misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:15		Chad Baker-Mazara defensive rebound
0:04	+2	Chaney Johnson makes two point layup (Tahaad Pettiford assists)	78-82
0:03		Miles Kelly personal foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-83
0:03	+1	Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-84
0:00		End of period

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Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2