Duke vs. Kentucky: Box score, stats, and summary feat. Cooper Flagg (Nov. 12)

The 19th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats produced an excellent second half to defeat the sixth-ranked Duke Blue Devils 77-72 in the State Farm Champions Classic on Tuesday. Cooper Flagg’s 26-point performance was in vain as Andrew Carr led the Wildcats to a victory.

The Blue Devils (2-1) were left asking questions after blowing a nine-point halftime lead. The Wildcats (3-0) continued to look impressive in the Mark Pope era and dominated defensively in the second half to get the victory.

Let’s take a closer look at the box score to see how this game went down.

Duke vs. Kentucky box score

Duke vs. Kentucky box score

Team	First Half	Second Half	Final Score
Duke	46	26	72
Kentucky	37	40	77

Duke Blue Devils box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Khaman Maluach	C	5-5	0-0	0-0	3	7	0	0	2	0	3	10
Cooper Flagg	G	9-19	1-5	7-9	0	12	2	0	2	3	2	26
Kon Knueppel	G	5-19	1-7	3-4	1	5	2	2	0	1	3	14
Tyrese Proctor	G	4-9	2-5	2-3	0	3	3	0	0	0	3	12
Caleb Foster	G	2-9	0-4	0-1	1	3	4	3	0	2	2	4
Maliq Brown	F	0-2	0-0	0-0	5	8	0	0	1	0	3	0
Morgan Gillis	F	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	2
Sion James	G	2-4	0-0	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	4

Kentucky Wildcats box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Andrew Carr	F	5-8	2-3	5-6	1	4	3	0	0	1	2	17
Amari Williams	C	3-12	0-0	4-5	3	8	2	0	2	1	0	10
Otega Oweh	G	4-10	2-3	5-6	2	6	3	2	1	3	3	15
Jaxson Robinson	G	0-4	0-3	1-3	0	1	0	1	2	1	1	1
Lamont Butler	G	3-7	1-3	2-4	0	3	4	0	0	2	3	9
Ansley Almonor	F	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3
Brandon Garrison	F	4-5	0-0	0-0	1	4	2	1	2	1	3	8
Kerr Kriisa	G	2-9	2-7	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	6
Koby Brea	G	3-5	2-4	0-0	0	5	2	0	1	0	3	8

Duke vs. Kentucky Game Summary

The Duke Blue Devils struggled to shoot the 3-ball as they went just 4-of-23 from beyond the arc throughout the game. They did not move the ball around much and finished with just 12 assists on 28 made field goals. Duke used its size to attack the paint with 46 points. However, it was just not enough to eke out the victory.

The Blue Devils' defense was unable to slow down the Kentucky Wildcats' offense, especially in the second half. It also doesn’t help that two of the seven Blue Devils turnovers were committed by Flagg in the final minute of the game.

The Kentucky Wildcats shot the basketball well with a 40.3/40.0/70.8 shooting split as a team. They stayed aggressive on the glass and secured nine offensive rebounds, including a massive one by Otega Oweh on a missed free throw with seconds left in the game.