DUKE

GATECH

Preview not available

Knueppel scores 18 points as No. 5 Duke romps to 82-56 win over Georgia Tech

AP
Dec 21, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) Kon Knueppel scored 18 points, Cooper Flagg celebrated his 18th birthday by chipping in 13 and No. 5 Duke romped to an 82-56 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday.

The Blue Devils (10-2, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) led by double figures much of the game and dominated the second half against the Yellow Jackets (5-7, 0-2).

Even though the game was in Atlanta, it sounded more like Cameron Indoor Stadium with all the blue-clad Duke fans roaring for their team.

They certainly had plenty to cheer about. Knueppel led Duke's fabulous freshmen class, which also got 15 points from Khaman Maluach.

Baye Ndongo led Georgia Tech with 14 points.

Duke: The Blue Devils have dominated this series, winning for the 18th time in the last 20 meetings and improving to 67-21 since the Yellow Jackets joined the ACC.

Georgia Tech: Second-year coach Damon Stoudamire is struggling just as much as his predecessors to restore the school's former basketball glory. His record dropped to 19-25 overall and 7-15 in the ACC.

Georgia Tech closed the first half on a 14-4 run, going to the locker room down only 41-36 after trailing by double figures for much of the opening period.

But Duke quickly reclaimed the upper hand after the break, starting with Maluach's thunderous dunk off a lob from Knueppel. The Blue Devils outscored Georgia Tech 41-20 in the second half.

Duke shredded the Georgia Tech defense, shooting 56.4% (31 of 55) from the field and hitting 10 of 25 beyond the arc.

Duke: Takes a holiday break before hosting Virginia Tech in an ACC contest on Dec. 31.

Georgia Tech: Faces Alabama A&M at home next Saturday in the Yellow Jacket's' final non-conference game.

---

Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

1st Half
DUKE
Blue Devils
41
GT
Yellow Jackets
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Khaman Maluach vs. Ryan Mutombo (Blue Devils gains possession)
19:40		Tyrese Proctor turnover (bad pass) (Baye Ndongo steals)
19:34	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point dunk (Naithan George assists)	0-2
19:15		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
19:13		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
19:11		Khaman Maluach turnover (lost ball)
18:48		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point jump shot
18:46		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
18:37		Ryan Mutombo shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
18:37		Cooper Flagg misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:37	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	1-2
18:21		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point layup
18:19		Blue Devils defensive rebound
18:03		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
18:01		Ryan Mutombo defensive rebound
17:40		Ryan Mutombo misses two point hook shot
17:38		Ryan Mutombo offensive rebound
17:33		Khaman Maluach blocks Ryan Mutombo's two point layup
17:31		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
17:19	+2	Naithan George makes two point layup	1-4
17:00	+2	Sion James makes two point jump shot	3-4
16:27		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
16:25		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
16:11	+3	Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Khaman Maluach assists)	6-4
15:42	+2	Ryan Mutombo makes two point dunk (Baye Ndongo assists)	6-6
15:23		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
15:21		Ryan Mutombo defensive rebound
15:15		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
15:13		Sion James defensive rebound
15:06	+2	Tyrese Proctor makes two point layup (Sion James assists)	8-6
15:06		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Tyrese Proctor draws the foul)
15:06		TV timeout
15:06	+1	Tyrese Proctor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-6
14:50		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
14:48		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
14:35		Ryan Mutombo shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
14:35		Cooper Flagg misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:35	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-6
14:19		Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Tyrese Proctor steals)
14:11	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point dunk (Tyrese Proctor assists)	12-6
14:04		Isaiah Evans personal foul
13:53	+2	Jaeden Mustaf makes two point layup	12-8
13:35	+3	Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	15-8
13:12		Jaeden Mustaf turnover (bad pass) (Maliq Brown steals)
13:03	+2	Tyrese Proctor makes two point layup	17-8
12:48	+3	Duncan Powell makes three point jump shot (Javian McCollum assists)	17-11
12:24	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point layup (Kon Knueppel assists)	19-11
12:02		Duncan Powell misses two point layup
12:00		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
11:50	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists)	22-11
11:48		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
11:48		TV timeout
11:26		Lance Terry misses two point jump shot
11:24		Sion James defensive rebound
11:12	+3	Sion James makes three point jump shot (Caleb Foster assists)	25-11
10:55	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point layup	25-13
10:47		Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
10:45		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
10:33		Cooper Flagg shooting foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul)
10:33		Duncan Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 3
10:33	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 3	25-14
10:33	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 3 of 3	25-15
10:06	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point jump shot	27-15
9:50		Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot
9:48		Caleb Foster defensive rebound
9:39	+2	Sion James makes two point jump shot	29-15
9:20		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
9:18		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
8:54		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
8:52		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
8:51		Khaman Maluach personal foul
8:31		Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot
8:29		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
8:21		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
8:19		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
8:15		Jump ball. (Yellow Jackets gains possession)
8:15		Khaman Maluach turnover (lost ball) (Lance Terry steals)
7:58		Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Mason Gillis steals)
7:50		Caleb Foster turnover (out of bounds)
7:50		TV timeout
7:18		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
7:16		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
7:08		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
7:06		Naithan George defensive rebound
7:01		Kon Knueppel personal foul
6:53	+3	Baye Ndongo makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	29-18
6:26		Naithan George personal foul
6:14	+3	Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists)	32-18
5:43	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point hook shot	32-20
5:24		Ryan Mutombo blocks Sion James's two point layup
5:22		Naithan George defensive rebound
5:18	+2	Lance Terry makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	32-22
5:02		Naithan George shooting foul (Khaman Maluach draws the foul)
5:02	+1	Khaman Maluach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-22
5:02	+1	Khaman Maluach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-22
4:49		Baye Ndongo misses two point hook shot
4:47		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
4:29	+3	Cooper Flagg makes three point jump shot (Maliq Brown assists)	37-22
4:16		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point jump shot
4:14		Duncan Powell offensive rebound
4:09		Duncan Powell misses two point layup
4:08		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
4:01		Cooper Flagg shooting foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul)
4:01	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-23
4:01	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-24
3:35		Cooper Flagg turnover (lost ball)
3:35		TV timeout
3:12	+3	Jaeden Mustaf makes three point jump shot	37-27
2:43	+2	Mason Gillis makes two point jump shot	39-27
2:32	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point layup (Baye Ndongo assists)	39-29
2:12		Lance Terry personal foul
2:06		Javian McCollum shooting foul (Tyrese Proctor draws the foul)
2:06		Tyrese Proctor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:06		Tyrese Proctor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:06		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
1:37	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot	39-31
1:37		Khaman Maluach shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
1:37	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-32
1:16		Cooper Flagg turnover (lost ball) (Duncan Powell steals)
1:11	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Javian McCollum assists)	39-34
1:08		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
0:53	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point hook shot (Maliq Brown assists)	41-34
0:33	+2	Lance Terry makes two point jump shot	41-36
0:04		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
0:02		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DUKE
Blue Devils
41
GT
Yellow Jackets
20

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point dunk (Kon Knueppel assists)	43-36
19:26	+3	Lance Terry makes three point jump shot (Baye Ndongo assists)	43-39
19:09	+3	Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists)	46-39
18:35		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
18:33		Sion James defensive rebound
18:22	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point jump shot	48-39
18:15		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
18:13		Sion James defensive rebound
17:59	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point dunk (Kon Knueppel assists)	50-39
17:31		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
17:29		Ryan Mutombo offensive rebound
17:24		Ryan Mutombo turnover (Sion James steals)
17:04		Jaeden Mustaf personal foul
16:59		Ryan Mutombo blocks Sion James's two point jump shot
16:57		Ryan Mutombo defensive rebound
16:49		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point jump shot
16:47		Blue Devils defensive rebound
16:47		Baye Ndongo personal foul
16:33	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point jump shot (Sion James assists)	52-39
16:24		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
16:24		TV timeout
16:14		Naithan George misses two point layup
16:12		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
15:58		Baye Ndongo blocks Sion James's two point jump shot
15:56		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
15:48		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
15:46		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
15:42		Jump ball. (Yellow Jackets gains possession)
15:42		Khaman Maluach turnover (Duncan Powell steals)
15:42		TV timeout
15:38		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
15:36		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
15:21		Baye Ndongo shooting foul
15:21	+1	Khaman Maluach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-39
15:21		Khaman Maluach misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:21		Sion James offensive rebound
15:18		Cooper Flagg misses two point layup
15:16		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
15:08	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point dunk	55-39
14:47		Duncan Powell misses two point jump shot
14:45		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
14:37		Cooper Flagg offensive foul
14:37		Cooper Flagg turnover (offensive foul)
14:21		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
14:19		Blue Devils defensive rebound
14:05		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
14:03		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
13:58	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point dunk (Khaman Maluach assists)	57-39
13:44		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
13:42		Ryan Mutombo offensive rebound
13:38		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
13:36		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
13:28	+2	Ibrahim Souare makes two point dunk (Javian McCollum assists)	57-41
13:18	+3	Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	60-41
12:49		Isaiah Evans personal foul
12:41	+3	Javian McCollum makes three point jump shot	60-44
12:30		Caleb Foster turnover (Ibrahim Souare steals)
12:05		Baye Ndongo turnover (Kon Knueppel steals)
11:57	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point dunk	62-44
11:50		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
11:50		TV timeout
11:30		Lance Terry misses two point jump shot
11:28		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
11:22		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
11:20		Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound
11:12		Caleb Foster personal foul
10:27		Kon Knueppel blocks Lance Terry's two point jump shot
10:27		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
10:27		Ibrahim Souare blocks Isaiah Evans's two point layup
10:27		Mason Gillis offensive rebound
10:27	+2	Caleb Foster makes two point layup (Mason Gillis assists)	64-44
10:27		Maliq Brown blocks Jaeden Mustaf's two point layup
10:25		Caleb Foster defensive rebound
10:19		Mason Gillis personal foul
10:19	+2	Mason Gillis makes two point jump shot	66-44
9:37	+2	Naithan George makes two point jump shot	66-46
9:07		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
9:05		Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound
8:49	+2	Ibrahim Souare makes two point dunk (Naithan George assists)	66-48
8:31	+3	Caleb Foster makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists)	69-48
8:13		Ibrahim Souare offensive foul
8:13		Ibrahim Souare turnover (offensive foul)
7:59		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
7:57		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
7:47		Duncan Powell misses two point dunk
7:45		Duncan Powell offensive rebound
7:44		Tyrese Proctor shooting foul
7:44		TV timeout
7:44	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-49
7:44	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-50
7:27		Jaeden Mustaf personal foul
7:18		Baye Ndongo blocks Cooper Flagg's two point jump shot
7:16		Naithan George defensive rebound
7:09		Jaeden Mustaf offensive foul
7:09		Jaeden Mustaf turnover (offensive foul)
6:55	+2	Tyrese Proctor makes two point jump shot	71-50
6:40		Naithan George turnover (traveling)
6:26	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point dunk (Kon Knueppel assists)	73-50
6:05		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point jump shot
6:03		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
5:39		Tyrese Proctor offensive foul
5:39		Tyrese Proctor turnover (offensive foul)
5:27	+3	Javian McCollum makes three point jump shot (Baye Ndongo assists)	73-53
4:54		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
4:52		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
4:50		Kon Knueppel personal foul
4:50	+1	Darrion Sutton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-54
4:50		Darrion Sutton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:50		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
4:34	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point layup	75-54
4:08		Javian McCollum turnover (bad pass)
3:54		Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
3:52		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
3:43		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
3:39		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
3:39		Ibrahim Souare personal foul
3:39		TV timeout
3:39	+1	Khaman Maluach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-54
3:39	+1	Khaman Maluach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-54
3:09		Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation)
2:54		Maliq Brown misses three point jump shot
2:52		Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound
2:38		Baye Ndongo misses three point jump shot
2:36		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
2:23		Darrion Sutton misses three point jump shot
2:21		Caleb Foster defensive rebound
2:14		Darren Harris misses three point jump shot
2:12		Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound
2:01		Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot
1:59		Patrick Ngongba II defensive rebound
1:49		Caleb Foster misses two point jump shot
1:47		Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound
1:40	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Jaeden Mustaf assists)	77-56
1:15		Jaeden Mustaf personal foul
1:15	+1	Isaiah Evans makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-56
1:15	+1	Isaiah Evans makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-56
0:57		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point jump shot
0:55		Caleb Foster defensive rebound
0:37	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Cameron Sheffield assists)	82-56
0:12		Duncan Powell misses two point layup
0:10		Patrick Ngongba II defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Patrick Ngongba II defensive rebound