Six in Double Figures Leads Duke Past Army, 100-58

DURHAM, N.C. – Double-doubles from the freshman duo of Cooper Flagg and Khaman Maluach helped propel the Duke males’s basketball group to a 100-58 victory over Military West Level on Friday, Nov. 8. Flagg completed with 13 factors and 11 rebounds, whereas Maluach tallied 11 factors and 14 boards. A complete of six Duke gamers completed in double-figures, with Kon Knueppel, Tyrese Proctor, Sion James and Caleb Foster chipping in 15, 14, 12 and 11, respectively.  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Duke jumped out to an early 7-3 lead after 90 seconds of play, capped by a three-pointer from Caleb Foster. Military drew to inside one, 9-8, on the first media timeout. Again-to-back three-pointers from Kon Knueppel and Mason Gillis elevated the Blue Devils’ result in seven, 15-8, with 13:03 left within the first half.
• The primary double-digit lead got here with 7:48 on the clock, courtesy of two free throws by Khaman Maluach, and was rapidly prolonged to fifteen, 28-13, forcing an Military timeout. Sion James linked on two from the charity stripe to present the Blue Devils 15 consecutive factors, spanning slightly below three minutes of taking part in time.
• The stout Blue Devils protection held Military with no level for over six minutes, earlier than the Black Knights snapped the scoreless streak with two free throws on the 2:48 mark. James scored 5 factors within the closing minutes of the primary half and helped Duke take a 43-20 lead into the break.
• The 2 groups traded three-pointers to start out the second half, with Knueppel and Tyrese Proctor connecting from distance for the hosts. Proctor drilled three consecutive from past the arc, giving the junior 12 factors and Duke a 63-31 benefit. A 12-2 run by the Black Knights narrowed Duke’s result in 22, 65-43, triggering a Duke timeout with 10:09 on the clock.
• One other prolonged scoring run, this time 13 consecutive factors for Duke, made it an 80-43 lead for the Blue Devils. Duke obtained its sixth participant into double figures following a layup by Foster with slightly below three minutes to play and Spencer Hubbard knocked down a three-pointer en path to the eventual 100-58 victory.

NOTES

• Duke continued to show a balanced offensive assault with six Blue Devils scoring in double figures in each video games to open the season.
• After opening the night time taking pictures 1-for-11 from 3-point land, the Blue Devils made 16 of their ultimate 27 photographs behind the arc (59.3%).
• Duke distributed 19 assists on 35 made baskets and picked up eight steals, whereas forcing 13 Military turnovers.
• The Blue Devils outrebounded the Black Knights, 50-32, together with a 35-16 benefit on the glass within the opening stanza.
• Halfway by means of the primary half, Duke used an 18-0 run to show a five-point sport right into a 36-13 cushion.
• The Blue Devils restricted Military to twenty first-half factors for a 23-point halftime benefit. 
• Kon Knueppel shot 5-of-12 from the sphere, together with 4-of-6 from 3-point vary, for 15 factors to prime Duke’s six double-digit scorers.
• Tyrese Proctor caught hearth within the second half from distance, draining 4 triples en path to 14 factors – all after intermission.
• Cooper Flagg tallied his first collegiate double-double, reaching the benchmark within the first half with 13 factors and 10 rebounds.
• Flagg stuffed the stat sheet with totals of 13 factors, 11 rebounds, three assists, three blocked photographs and two steals, whereas taking pictures 50% from the sphere (5-of-10).
• Khaman Maluach additionally secured 10 rebounds within the first half and completed with 14 rebounds and 11 factors for his first collegiate double-double.
• Flagg and Maluach are the primary Duke duo to document double-doubles in the identical sport since Feb. 12, 2024, when Kyle Filipowski tallied 21 factors and 11 rebounds, and Jared McCain posted 17 factors and 10 rebounds in opposition to Wake Forest.
• Sion James and Caleb Foster rounded out Duke’s double-figure scorers with 12 and 11 factors, respectively.
• Duke has received all 9 conferences with Military because the sequence returned on Dec. 22, 1996. The Blue Devils now lead the general sequence, 13-3.
• Duke is now 33-3 at Cameron Indoor Stadium previously three seasons below head coach Jon Scheyer.

QUOTES

• “To play Military on Veteran’s Day Weekend actually means lots to us. What they stand for, what these children do, the dedication that they’ve made to our nation means a ton. They seem to be a powerful, disciplined, hard-nosed group. I used to be proud of what we did, total. Rather a lot to wash up, lots to construct on. Significantly the primary half protection, to carry them to twenty factors was nice. Cooper [Flagg] and Khaman [Maluach], to have double-digit rebounds within the first half. Simply have to maintain constructing.” – Duke head coach Jon Scheyer
• “It is virtually a state of affairs the place you need to play effectively as a result of you recognize there’s someone behind you ready to play as effectively.  However it’s an unbelievable factor – it is nice for tradition and nice for chemistry when you recognize the fellows behind you’re nonetheless cheering for you and nonetheless need you to go.  I am coming off the bench, however I really like when Tyrese [Proctor] will get sizzling.  I really like when Caleb [Foster] will get sizzling.  These are the fellows who’re taking my minutes, in concept, however that is a tradition factor.  I really like when these guys get going and that is what makes us higher as a group.” – Graduate guard Sion James when requested about taking part in on a group the place there’s a lot expertise
• “I am getting there one step at a time with the school sport.  It is a completely different sport, however I really feel like I am catching up each sport.  I knew it was going to be completely different and I wasn’t frightened of the change, so I knew quite a lot of stuff was going to be completely different and I needed to simply adapt to it.  Being a school athlete is nice and I am simply having fun with and embracing each second whereas I am right here.” – Freshman heart Khaman Maluach

UP NEXT

• Duke travels to Atlanta, Ga., for the 2024 Champions Basic. The Blue Devils tackle the Kentucky Wildcats on Tuesday, Nov. 12, with tipoff scheduled for 9 p.m., broadcast stay on ESPN.

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