Cooper Flagg added to his 2025 NBA Draft hype during No. 4 Duke's Saturday afternoon blowout of SMU. Flagg led the Blue Devils with 24 points and 10

Cooper Flagg led the way with 24 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, one steal and two blocks while shooting 7/12 from the field and 2/2 from the three-point range. Many people reacted to his performance on social media.

Tyrese Proctor and Kon Knueppel each had 14 points for the Blue Devils, which had a 42-24 advantage in points in the paint.

DALLAS — Duke standout freshman Cooper Flagg, a Newport native, had 24 points and 11 rebounds as the fourth-ranked Blue Devils, playing without ill coach Jon Scheyer, extended their winning streak to eight games with an 89-62 victory at Atlantic Coast Conference newcomer SMU on Saturday.

Cooper Flagg and Duke basketball aren't showing any signs of slowing down. Without Jon Scheyer, the Blue Devils earned a blowout win at SMU.

Duke standout freshman Cooper Flagg had 24 points and 11 rebounds as the fourth-ranked Blue Devils extended their winning streak to eight games with an 89-62 victory at Atlantic Coast Conference newcomer SMU.

The Blue Devils are led by standout freshman Cooper Flagg, a preseason first-team All-American and the top-rated recruit in the Class of 2024. He’ll be SMU’s biggest challenge, averaging nearly 17 points and over eight rebounds per game.

For a minute, it looked like the Blue Devils missed a chance at some easy points in the first half against SMU. Maliq Brown managed to split two defenders with a perfect bounce pass to Sion James on the baseline,