Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils put on a clinic under the bright lights at Madison Square Garden, proving Jon Scheyer's team has what it takes to win a national title.
Under the bright lights of Madison Square Garden in front of 19,812 and a couple million people on network TV, the Duke Blue Devils showed the country why they have the pieces to cut down the nets for the first time since 2015 this April in San Antonio. The Blue Devils didn't just beat Illinois Saturday night in the SentinelOne Classic at Madison Square Garden.
We saw it with Tyrese Proctor and Isaiah Evans combining for 20 points and driving right through the Illinois defense. We saw it from Kon Knueppel and Khaman Maluach, who will hear their names called early on draft night as well this June. And on the other end of the floor, the Blue Devils swarmed the Illini defensively, holding them to 2-for-26 from 3-point range. Brad Underwood's team entered the evening averaging 9.4 triples per game.
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