The 6-foot-9 Flagg scored 42 points to set a conference freshman single-game scoring record Saturday, helping fourth-ranked Duke beat Notre Dame 86-78. It was a performance that put the preseason Associated Press All-American alongside some prominent names in the history of the blue-blood program and its longtime league home.

That's not all. Flagg also became the first Duke basketball talent to record at least 35 points, five rebounds, and five assists in any game since his head coach, Jon Scheyer, dropped 36 points, eight rebounds, and nine assists in a home win over Gardner-Webb on Dec. 15, 2009.

Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg set a freshman scoring record in the ACC. Flagg says he was just locked in for the game.

Flagg gave the NBA's worst teams something to hope for with his strong effort in an 86-78 win over Notre Dame on Saturday.

On Saturday afternoon, the Duke Blue Devils hosted Notre Dame in North Carolina. Duke won by a score of 86-78 to improve to 14-2 in their first 16 games. Coop

Flagg is the biggest men’s college basketball star in years, bringing a built-in following to a sport fighting the perception that it is declining in popularity.

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Cooper Flagg elevates for a big two-handed jam to extend Duke's lead.

The Duke men's basketball team understandably entered the 2024-25 season as heavy favorites in the ACC. The Blue Devils lost most of the players who helped them reach the Elite Eight last April, but they gained Cooper Flagg,