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Flagg has 17 points and 14 rebounds as No. 3 Duke beats Virginia 80-62

AP
Feb 17, 2025

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Freshman star Cooper Flagg had 17 points and 14 rebounds, notching his seventh double-double of the season before halftime, as No. 3 Duke Blue Devils cruised past Virginia Cavaliers 80-62 on Monday night.

The Blue Devils (23-3, 15-1 ACC), who also got 17 points from Kon Knueppel, have won three straight since their lone conference loss Feb. 8 at No. 18 Clemson.

Andrew Rohde had 15 points, five rebounds and five assists for the Cavaliers (13-13, 6-9).

Duke forward Maliq Brown, who grew up in Virginia about an hour from Charlottesville, sustained an apparent left shoulder injury with 1:21 left in the first half. He immediately headed to the locker room and did not return.

Duke: In a business-like win, the Blue Devils shot 9 for 23 from 3-point range and outrebounded the Cavaliers 41-21 to make sure they never threatened. Duke opened the second half with an 8-0 run to help put this one away.

Virginia: The Cavaliers had won three straight and four of five, pointing toward a late-season surge. But they didn’t have the athletes on defense to match up with Duke, which shot 53%. Dai Dai Ames scored 15 points, reaching double figures for the fifth consecutive game.

Rohde rifled a perfect pass to a cutting Taine Murray for what appeared destined to be a back-door layup for the Cavaliers. Instead, Flagg swatted the shot away. Duke got a 3-pointer from Tyrese Proctor at the other end, part of a 16-2 run that put the Blue Devils ahead 27-14 with 8:19 left in the first half.

One of the ACC’s best rivalries over the past decade was no contest on this night. From 2012-23, no Virginia-Duke game had a margin of victory greater than 10 points. That run ended last year at Duke when the Blue Devils rolled 73-48.

Duke faces Illinois in a nonconference matchup at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday night, while Virginia plays at North Carolina.

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1st Half
DUKE
Blue Devils
43
UVA
Cavaliers
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Khaman Maluach vs. Blake Buchanan (Dai Dai Ames gains possession)
19:33		Jacob Cofie misses two point layup
19:31		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
19:10		Khaman Maluach turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Rohde steals)
18:41	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point dunk (Isaac McKneely assists)	0-2
18:22	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:08	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	2-5
17:44		Blake Buchanan blocks Kon Knueppel's two point layup
17:42		Kon Knueppel offensive rebound
17:41		Jacob Cofie shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul)
17:41	+1	Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-5
17:41	+1	Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-5
17:25		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
17:23		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
17:13	+3	Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists)	7-5
16:52	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup (Elijah Saunders assists)	7-7
16:29		Cooper Flagg misses two point layup
16:27		Cooper Flagg offensive rebound
16:25	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup	9-7
16:10	+3	Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	9-10
15:50	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point dunk (Sion James assists)	11-10
15:21	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point jump shot	11-12
15:02	+2	Tyrese Proctor makes two point layup	13-12
14:41		Tyrese Proctor personal foul
14:41		TV timeout
14:31		Andrew Rohde turnover (lost ball) (Kon Knueppel steals)
14:12		Kon Knueppel misses two point jump shot
14:10		Kon Knueppel offensive rebound
14:07		Kon Knueppel misses two point layup
14:05		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
14:03	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point dunk	15-12
13:38		Andrew Rohde misses two point jump shot
13:36		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
13:28		Sion James turnover (traveling)
13:03		Cooper Flagg blocks Taine Murray's two point layup
13:01		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
12:48	+3	Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot	18-12
12:28		Elijah Saunders misses two point layup
12:26		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
12:07		Mason Gillis turnover (bad pass) (Isaac McKneely steals)
11:47		Anthony Robinson misses two point dunk
11:45		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
11:39		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
11:37		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
11:23	+2	Andrew Rohde makes two point layup	18-14
10:53	+3	Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Mason Gillis assists)	21-14
10:22		TV timeout
10:15		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
10:13		Sion James defensive rebound
10:07	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists)	24-14
9:34		Ishan Sharma misses two point jump shot
9:32		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
9:14		Ishan Sharma personal foul
9:07		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
9:05		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
8:42		Isaac McKneely turnover (lost ball) (Mason Gillis steals)
8:33		Mason Gillis misses two point layup
8:31		Mason Gillis offensive rebound
8:28		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
8:26		Isaiah Evans offensive rebound
8:19	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot	27-14
7:52		Sion James shooting foul (Andrew Rohde draws the foul)
7:52		TV timeout
7:52	+1	Andrew Rohde makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-15
7:52	+1	Andrew Rohde makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-16
7:22		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
7:20		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
7:17	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Khaman Maluach assists)	30-16
6:59	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Dai Dai Ames assists)	30-19
6:50		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
6:48		Cavaliers defensive rebound
6:30		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
6:28		Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
6:12	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup (Tyrese Proctor assists)	32-19
5:53	+2	Anthony Robinson makes two point layup (Dai Dai Ames assists)	32-21
5:53		Cooper Flagg shooting foul (Anthony Robinson draws the foul)
5:53	+1	Anthony Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-22
5:37	+2	Sion James makes two point dunk (Maliq Brown assists)	34-22
5:07		Isaiah Evans blocks Andrew Rohde's two point layup
5:05		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
4:58	+2	Sion James makes two point layup	36-22
4:58		Jacob Cofie shooting foul (Sion James draws the foul)
4:58	+1	Sion James makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-22
4:41	+3	Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Elijah Saunders assists)	37-25
4:14	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup	39-25
3:53		Elijah Saunders misses two point jump shot
3:51		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
3:42		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
3:40		Elijah Saunders defensive rebound
3:20		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
3:18		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
3:05		Tyrese Proctor misses two point jump shot
3:03		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
2:46		Sion James shooting foul (Andrew Rohde draws the foul)
2:46		TV timeout
2:46	+1	Andrew Rohde makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-26
2:46		Andrew Rohde misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:46		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
2:32		Tyrese Proctor misses two point layup
2:30		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
2:03		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
2:01		Sion James defensive rebound
1:42	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point layup (Maliq Brown assists)	41-26
1:16		Cooper Flagg blocks Blake Buchanan's two point layup
1:14		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
1:02		Cooper Flagg misses two point layup
1:00		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
0:53		Tyrese Proctor blocks Elijah Saunders's two point dunk
0:51		Blue Devils defensive rebound
0:44		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
0:42		Cooper Flagg offensive rebound
0:40	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point jump shot	43-26
0:38		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
0:13		Dai Dai Ames misses two point layup
0:11		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
0:05	+3	Dai Dai Ames makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	43-29
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DUKE
Blue Devils
37
UVA
Cavaliers
33

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point layup	45-29
19:25		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
19:23		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
19:07	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point jump shot	47-29
18:44		Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot
18:42		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
18:36		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
18:34		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
18:30		Khaman Maluach misses two point layup
18:28		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
18:28		Dai Dai Ames turnover (bad pass)
18:20	+2	Tyrese Proctor makes two point jump shot	49-29
18:14		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
18:14		TV timeout
17:59		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
17:57		Blue Devils defensive rebound
17:42		Anthony Robinson shooting foul (Sion James draws the foul)
17:42	+1	Sion James makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-29
17:42	+1	Sion James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-29
17:28	+2	Anthony Robinson makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists)	51-31
17:28		Khaman Maluach shooting foul (Anthony Robinson draws the foul)
17:28		Anthony Robinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:28		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
17:13		Jacob Cofie blocks Kon Knueppel's two point layup
17:11		Anthony Robinson defensive rebound
16:58		Anthony Robinson turnover (lost ball) (Cooper Flagg steals)
16:52		Anthony Robinson blocks Cooper Flagg's two point dunk
16:50		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
16:50		Cooper Flagg personal foul
16:46	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup	51-33
16:21		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
16:19		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
16:17		Khaman Maluach personal foul
16:02		Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot
16:00		Cavaliers offensive rebound
15:59		TV timeout
15:48		Andrew Rohde misses two point jump shot
15:46		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
15:39	+2	Patrick Ngongba II makes two point dunk (Cooper Flagg assists)	53-33
15:14		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
15:12		Sion James defensive rebound
15:02	+3	Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists)	56-33
14:39		Jacob Cofie misses three point jump shot
14:37		Patrick Ngongba II defensive rebound
14:18	+2	Patrick Ngongba II makes two point layup (Cooper Flagg assists)	58-33
14:07	+2	Andrew Rohde makes two point jump shot	58-35
13:34		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
13:32		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
13:25		Andrew Rohde turnover (bad pass) (Cooper Flagg steals)
13:16	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup	60-35
12:43		Blake Buchanan misses two point jump shot
12:41		Isaiah Evans defensive rebound
12:10		Patrick Ngongba II misses two point layup
12:08		Blue Devils offensive rebound
12:08		Blue Devils turnover (shot clock violation)
11:53		Caleb Foster personal foul
11:53		TV timeout
11:45	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Blake Buchanan assists)	60-38
11:31	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists)	63-38
11:15	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup	63-40
11:15		Caleb Foster shooting foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul)
11:15		Dai Dai Ames misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:15		Isaiah Evans defensive rebound
10:48		Tyrese Proctor turnover (bad pass) (Blake Buchanan steals)
10:27		Elijah Saunders misses two point jump shot
10:25		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
10:14		Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
10:12		Kon Knueppel offensive rebound
10:06		Elijah Saunders shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul)
10:06	+1	Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-40
10:06	+1	Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-40
9:55	+3	Elijah Saunders makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	65-43
9:32	+3	Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot	68-43
9:15		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
9:13		Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
8:53		Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
8:51		Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound
8:34		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
8:32		Blue Devils defensive rebound
8:07	+2	Sion James makes two point dunk (Kon Knueppel assists)	70-43
7:30		Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot
7:28		Isaac McKneely offensive rebound
7:18		Sion James personal foul
7:18		TV timeout
7:14		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
7:07	+2	Andrew Rohde makes two point jump shot	70-45
6:46	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point jump shot	72-45
6:28		Cooper Flagg personal foul
6:28	+1	Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-46
6:28	+1	Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-47
6:12		Jacob Cofie shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
6:12		Cooper Flagg misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:12	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-47
5:58	+2	Anthony Robinson makes two point dunk (Andrew Rohde assists)	73-49
5:36		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
5:34		Anthony Robinson defensive rebound
5:27	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Dai Dai Ames assists)	73-52
5:05		Isaac McKneely personal foul
4:54	+2	Patrick Ngongba II makes two point layup (Tyrese Proctor assists)	75-52
4:31	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point jump shot	75-54
4:06		Tyrese Proctor turnover (traveling)
3:56		Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot
3:54		Blue Devils defensive rebound
3:54		TV timeout
3:41		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
3:39		Anthony Robinson defensive rebound
3:20		Tyrese Proctor shooting foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul)
3:20	+1	Isaac McKneely makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-55
3:20	+1	Isaac McKneely makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-56
3:11		Dai Dai Ames shooting foul (Caleb Foster draws the foul)
3:11		Caleb Foster misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:11	+1	Caleb Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-56
2:57		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
2:55		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
2:42	+2	Patrick Ngongba II makes two point layup (Caleb Foster assists)	78-56
2:22		Darren Harris personal foul
2:22	+1	Ishan Sharma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-57
2:22	+1	Ishan Sharma makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-58
2:03		Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
2:01		Elijah Saunders defensive rebound
1:42		Darren Harris personal foul (Elijah Saunders draws the foul)
1:42	+1	Elijah Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-59
1:42	+1	Elijah Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-60
1:22		Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
1:20		Ishan Sharma defensive rebound
0:58		Isaiah Evans blocks Ishan Sharma's three point jump shot
0:56		Caleb Foster defensive rebound
0:51	+2	Isaiah Evans makes two point layup (Caleb Foster assists)	80-60
0:38		Ishan Sharma misses three point jump shot
0:36		Elijah Saunders offensive rebound
0:27		Patrick Ngongba II shooting foul (Elijah Saunders draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Elijah Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-61
0:27	+1	Elijah Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-62
0:00		End of period

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Elijah Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2