Kon Knueppel scored 28 factors as No. 1 Duke overcame accidents to star Cooper Flagg and Maliq Brown to beat Georgia Tech on Thursday, 78-70, and advance to the ACC Event semifinals.
Isaiah Evans scored 14 factors on 4 3-pointers and Khaman Maluach added 14 factors and 9 rebounds for the Blue Devils (29-3), who’ve gained 9 straight.
Flagg appeared to land awkwardly on Baye Ndongo’s foot as he got here down with a rebound late within the first half. The ACC participant of the 12 months retreated to the Duke bench and punched a seat in frustration. After being helped to the locker room, Flagg returned to the Duke bench within the second half with out a boot on his foot. He didn’t return to the sport.
Brown went down with a shoulder harm within the first half.
Duncan Powell led Georgia Tech (17-16) with 24 factors.
Duke missed its first 13 pictures from past the arc and fell behind 26-12, matching the season’s largest deficit. They trailed 26-17 when Flagg left the sport, however minimize the result in 5 at halftime. Duke pushed its result in seven early within the second half when Tyrese Proctor stole a go and delivered a high-flying one-handed dunk in transition.
Takeaways
Georgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets bench was outscored 21-6.
Duke: The Blue Devils confirmed they’ve some firepower with out Flagg and Brown on the court docket. After lacking its first 13 3s, Duke went 7 of 17 the remainder of the way in which.
Key second
Knueppel drove, scored and drew a foul for a 3-point play with about 5 minutes left within the sport to place Duke up by 11.
Key stat
Georgia Tech was outscored 28-12 to begin the second half.
Up subsequent
Georgia Tech can hope for an NIT bid. Duke will face the North Carolina/Wake Forest winner on Friday.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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