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SPORTS | BASKETBALL

Despite No. 3 Duke's win against Boston College, the Blue Devils showed signs of a young team still finding its way

By Dom Fenoglio | January 19, 2025

By the end of the game, the Blue Devils were coasting to their 12th-straight victory, but the road to get there was by no means without its bumps. The absence of Maliq Brown was acutely felt in the frontcourt — Cooper Flagg, Khaman Maluach and Patrick Ngongba II picked up four fouls — and Duke looked like a team full of freshmen for the first time since its early-season losses to Kansas and Kentucky. 

Cooper Flagg scored 42 points on the afternoon, the most ever by a Duke freshman.
SPORTS | BASKETBALL

No. 4 Duke weathers 3-point storm from Notre Dame in 86-78 win, Flagg sets Blue Devil freshman scoring record

By Rodrigo Amare | January 11, 2025

As several inches of snow blanketed Duke’s campus for the first time in nearly three years, Cooper Flagg stormed through Notre Dame in a career-best performance as the Blue Devils defeated the Fighting Irish 86-78. Flagg broke Duke’s freshman record with 42 points on 11-of-14 shooting while also finishing with a tied career-high of seven assists and adding six rebounds.  

Tyrese Proctor attempts a 3-point shot against Pittsburgh.
SPORTS | BASKETBALL

In dominant win against Pittsburgh, Duke amplified the distance between itself and the rest of the ACC

By Tyler Walley | January 8, 2025

The goal of any top-ranked college basketball team is, of course, to win a national championship, something Duke is well-equipped to do this season. However, it seems this year’s Blue Devils have enacted a separate goal — to impose their will on the rest of the ACC. In five conference games, Duke has outscored its opponents by an average of 23.2 points per game, which is 2.4 points better than its margin for nonconference games.

Graduate forward Mason Gillis lines up for a corner three.
SPORTS | BASKETBALL

Beats' picks: Will Duke men's basketball prevent Pittsburgh from winning its second straight in Cameron Indoor?

By Rachael Kaplan , Dom Fenoglio , Ranjan Jindal , Sophie Levenson , Caleb Dudley , Rodrigo Amare , Abby DiSalvo and Andrew Long | January 7, 2025

Duke fans remember well what happened the last time the Panthers stepped inside Cameron Indoor, a sour 80-76 loss. Come Tuesday night, the Blue Devils will be out for revenge, and The Chronicle's beats are here to make their predictions for the contest.

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