Basketball fans won’t remember the late baskets [autotag]Cooper Flagg[/autotag] made against the Kentucky Wildcats on Tuesday night.
The 17-year-old superstar kept the Blue Devils afloat for the second half, tacking on 12 of their final 14 points to lead Duke in scoring for the first time this season. After all of that production and some heroic blocks and buckets to halt the Kentucky charge, however, he turned the ball over twice in the final 15 seconds to help the Wildcats pull off a stunning upset.
With three more ranked matchups on the schedule in the next three weeks, Flagg and his teammates will have chances to erase that memory in the near future, but the Blue Devils let one get away in Atlanta on Tuesday.
Here’s a quick recap of Flagg’s productive night, late turnovers aside.
Cooper Flagg points scored vs. Kentucky:
Despite the late mistakes, Flagg finished with a game-high 26 points. He was the only Blue Devil to make a shot from the floor in the final 10:50, and he paced the team with 12 rebounds. He rounded out his night with two assists and two blocks.
Did Duke win?
The Blue Devils lost, 77-72, despite leading by nine points at halftime. Kentucky held the Duke offense to 26 points over the final 20 minutes.
Cooper Flagg’s next game:
The Duke Blue Devils will return to the court at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday against Wofford, their final tune-up before a road game against Arizona and a neutral-site game against Kansas.