Cooper Flagg Flirts with Triple-Double, CBB Fans Praise Dominant Duke Win vs. Wofford

Cooper Flagg did a little bit of everything as Duke cruised to an easy 86-35 win over Wofford at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday.

The freshman sensation had a season-low eight points on 3-of-8 shooting, but he still came close to a triple-double with nine rebounds and six assists. He also contributed three steals and two blocks on defense.

If there's a complaint about Flagg's game through four starts in college, it's that his shot isn't falling right now. He is shooting 44.2 percent overall and 22.2 percent from three-point range.

The reason Flagg is a special prospect and the frontrunner to be the top pick in the 2025 NBA draft is because of the ways he is impacting games even when he's not making shots. He has at least two blocks in three straight games and at least seven rebounds in all four games to start the season.

This game wasn't necessarily representative of how the rest of the season will play out for Flagg or Duke. It was over almost as soon as it began when the Blue Devils jumped out to a 19-5 lead in the first eight minutes.

Duke's defense was swarming an overmatched Wofford team. The Terriers scored just 14 points in the first half, tied for the second-fewest allowed by Duke since 2015 when the NCAA adopted the 30-second shot clock.

Wofford shot 29.6 percent from the field, attempted just three free throws and committed 19 turnovers.

Tyrese Proctor led Duke's offense with 15 points on 4-of-7 three-point shooting. Isaiah Evans contributed 14 points off the bench with all of four of his made field goals coming from behind the arc.

Patrick Ngongba II was terrific on the glass with five offensive rebounds. The freshman center also scored his first career points midway through the first half on an assist from Flagg.

This was a good get-right game for Duke following a tough loss to Kentucky in the Champions Classic on Tuesday.

Things are going to get considerably more difficult for the Blue Devils coming up. Their next two games are against No. 9 Arizona on Friday, followed by a matchup with top-ranked Kansas at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Nov. 26.