The Duke Blue Devils put forth their most impressive performance of the season on Saturday afternoon, ending SMU’s seven-game win streak with an 89-62 road victory without head coach [autotag]Jon Scheyer[/autotag].
Scheyer did not travel with the team as he battles illness, but freshman superstar [autotag]Cooper Flagg[/autotag] didn’t look unprepared despite the change. The 18-year-old forward scored 24 points, 15 of which came before halftime, and snagged 11 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the year, and his 61.5% field goal percentage this week is by far his best two-game stretch of the season.
Tulane transfer Sion James dished eight assists against a single turnover, and the Blue Devils became the second team to hold SMU under 70 points as the Duke defense becomes more of a problem with each passing game.
Here are the best photos from Duke’s fourth conference victory of the season.