Cooper Flagg Stats Tonight: How did Duke star fare vs NC State (Jan. 27)

Cooper Flagg continued his journey to superstardom, leading Duke to a 74-64 win over NC State on Monday at the Cameron Indoor Stadium. The 6-foot-9 guard bucked a slow start to score 23 of his 28 points in the second half to lift the No. 2-ranked Blue Devils (18-2, 10-0 in ACC) to a come-from-behind victory over the Wolfpack (9-11).

For a few minutes, NC State seemed to have the solution to clamp down on Flagg, who struggled for five points and caused Duke to fall behind by as many as 13 in the first half. Little did the Wolfpack know, Flagg was only warming up.

The Newport, Maine native returned to the court with a renewed spirit, playing with tons of energy at the start of the second half. He grabbed the rebounds and went aggressive inside, making eight points in three minutes and handing Duke a 45-37 advantage.

The freshman strung up 10 straight points to hand the Blue Devils a 59-53 edge with 6:49 left. The No. 1 freshman in the Class of 2024 showed off his passing skills, giving a timely assist to Sion James, who stuffed the ball in for a 61-57 lead.

Flagg scored five more points, including two pressure-packed free throws that gave the Blue Devils a 65-62 advantage at 4:21. His layup and assist to Patrick Ngongba II iced the game for the Blue Devils, who narrowly avoided a big upset and kept its one-game lead against Clemson intact in the ACC standings.

Cooper Flagg finished with 28 points, seven rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block.

Here is Flagg's final tally in Duke's win over NC State.

Player	MP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3-PT	FT	TO	PF
Cooper Flagg	37	28	7	3	1	1	8-17	1-4	11-13	1	1

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Blue Devils vs Wolfpack Game Recap: Duke survives NC State to remain unbeaten in ACC race

Duke overcame NC State to remain unbeaten in the ACC on Monday. Cooper Flagg's incredible performance helped lead the Blue Devils to their 10th win in the conference and pulled Wolfpack further down the ACC standings with their seventh loss in nine games.

Kon Knueppel added 19 points, on 5-of-15 shooting from the floor, including three 3-pointers, along with six rebounds and three steals. Sion James contributed 13 points.

Duke made 39.0% of their shots and was affected by their 4-of-20 shooting from the 3-point area. Fortunately for the Blue Devils, they made 24-of-28 free throw attempts that spelled the difference in this tough and physical game.

Dontrez Styles finished with 18 points to lead NC State while Trey Parker and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield added 15 and 10 points, respectively.

The Blue Devils will be back in action on Saturday as they take on the North Carolina Tar Heels (13-8, 6-3) in a rivalry game at 6:30 p.m. ET at the Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Tar Heels are coming off a 102-96 overtime win over Boston College.