Flag scored 23 of his game-high 28 points in the second half to power the Blue Devils past the Wolfpack 74-64 to improve to 18-2 and 10-0 in ACC play. Duke outscored NC State by 14 in the second half thanks largely to the play of Flagg and fellow freshman phenom Kon Knueppel, who added 19 points of his own.

For the second consecutive game, Duke avoided a major upset to stay perfect in conference play. After surviving a scare against Wake Forest on Saturday,

Second-ranked Duke took the air out of the sold-out Joel Coliseum with an efficient 63-56 win over Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Devils spacing on their halfcourt offense, led by probable ACC player of the year Cooper Flagg,