DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Freshman star Cooper Flagg had 24 points and nine rebounds as No. 5 Duke held George Mason to just 29.4% shooting in a 68-47 win Tuesday night.
Flagg, a preseason Associated Press All-American, shot 7 for 20 from the field but was active on the glass. He had four assists and was perfect in eight trips to the foul line for the Blue Devils (9-2).
Jalen Haynes scored 18 points to lead the Patriots (7-4), but only one teammate hit more than two shots.
George Mason: The Patriots had won five straight since a double-overtime loss at East Carolina on Nov. 16. George Mason fell to 4-25 against current ACC teams.
Duke: The Blue Devils returned to the court after a week off for exams following a win against Incarnate Word.
In a game with few stretches of flowing offense, Duke’s 9-0 burst early in the second half stood out in expanding a 27-18 lead. Flagg hit two free throws and a jumper, then got in the lane for a score before whipping a pass to Tyrese Proctor for a corner 3-pointer to make it 36-18 at the 16:40 mark.
George Mason briefly got within a dozen midway through the second half but no closer.
This promised to be a defense-oriented matchup, with George Mason ranked No. 3 nationally in field-goal percentage defense (.354) and Duke fifth (.362). The teams combined to make 15 of 61 shots (24.6%) in the first half, but the Blue Devils made 12 of 23 (52.2%) after the break while the Patriots warmed up to a tepid 35% (14 of 40) in the final 20 minutes.
The Patriots host Penn on Sunday. The Blue Devils play their second ACC road game at Georgia Tech on Saturday.
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STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
J. Haynes | 18 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
D. Maddox | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
W. Newton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
B. O’Connor | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Z. Anderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
K. Johnson | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
G. Emejuru | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
J. Billups | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
C. Tucker | – | – | – | – |
A. Ball | – | – | – | – |
J. Quigley | – | – | – | – |
J. Begg | – | – | – | – |
B. Cokley | – | – | – | – |
S. Sivka | – | – | – | – |
B. Woodward | – | – | – | – |
T. Prosise | – | – | – | – |
Total | 47 | 38 | 5 | 20 |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
C. Flagg | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
T. Proctor | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
S. James | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
K. Maluach | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
K. Knueppel | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
I. Evans | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
M. Gillis | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
M. Brown | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
C. Foster | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Hubbard | – | – | – | – |
S. Borden | – | – | – | – |
P. Ngongba II | – | – | – | – |
D. Harris | – | – | – | – |
N. Begovich | – | – | – | – |
C. Sheffield | – | – | – | – |
Total | 68 | 34 | 11 | 11 |