Duke freshman Cooper Flagg shattered the ACC freshman scoring record with a remarkable 42-point performance against Notre Dame.
Cooper Flagg scored an Atlantic Coast Conference freshman record 42 points to help No. 4 Duke hold off Notre Dame 86-78 on Saturday and stay unbeaten in conference play. The 6-foot-9 preseason Associated Press All-American made 11 of 14 shots, 4 of 6 3-pointers and 16 of 17 free throws. He also had seven assists and six rebounds, turning in an all-around floor game that had him single-handedly wearing down the Notre Dame defense. Flagg has now made 12 of 22 3-pointers in his past six games.
He was just 8 of 36 in his first 10 college games. Marcus Burnett scored 23 points for the Fighting Irish (7-9, 1-4), who made 14 of 23 3-pointers and kept hanging around to make things interesting at the end. The Irish fell into a 14-0 hole in this one and trailed by as many as 18 in the second half before getting it to a two-possession game late. Notre Dame got as close as 80-76 on a Burton runner late, but Flagg answered with two free throws while Burton missed a drive on the ensuing possession. That set up two free throws for Maluach with 15.8 seconds left to push the margin back to two possessions
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