Thanks to a lengthy road trip against Arizona and Kansas, the Cameron Crazies went 13 days without a home Duke basketball game to attend. Freshman phenom [autotag]Cooper Flagg[/autotag] rewarded them for their patience during the first half of Friday’s game against Seattle.
With the Blue Devils building a double-digit lead against the Redhawks near the end of the opening frame, Tulane transfer Sion James grabbed the ball right out of Seattle forward Viktor Rajkovic’s hands near the half-court line.
James took a few seconds to gather the ball before lofting a pass to Flagg, who’d sprinted down the court with a free run at the hoop. The 17-year-old star forward gathered the ball in both hands, took a single step, and cocked it back over his head for a dunk that brought all of Durham to its feet.
Friday is just Flagg’s seventh collegiate game, and the first-year Duke forward has already made a habit of thunderous slams on his home court. He finished the opening 20 minutes against Seattle with nine points, four rebounds, and two assists.
Sion đź”’ –> Coop 🔨 (ACCN) pic.twitter.com/efCxYATYqi
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