George Mason vs Duke: Box score, stats, and summary ft. Cooper Flagg (Dec. 17)

We had a blowout game as the fifth-ranked Duke Blue Devils were able to secure a nonconference home win over the George Mason Patriots 68-47. The Patriots were not able to shoot the basketball to well as they were held to 29.4% from the floor throughout the 40 minutes.

The Patriots (7-4) are struggling on the road with a 1-3 road record up to this point and were able to shoot better in the second half of the game but were not able to stay too competitive. The Blue Devils (9-2) improved to 7-0 inside Cameron Indoor Stadium this season and were led by Cooper Flagg and his 24 points, despite shooting just 7-of-20 from the floor.

Let’s take a closer look at the George Mason Patriots vs. Duke Blue Devils box score and see how these teams played.

George Mason vs. Duke box score

George Mason vs. Duke box score

Team	First Half	Second Half	Final Score
George Mason	16	31	47
Duke	25	43	68

George Mason Patriots box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Jalen Haynes	F	9-19	0-1	0-0	5	7	0	0	1	1	4	18
Zach Anderson	F	0-4	0-4	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0
Brayden O’Connor	G	1-7	0-0	0-0	0	3	0	2	0	4	3	2
Woody Newton	G	2-5	0-1	1-1	1	3	0	0	0	0	3	5
Darius Maddox	G	4-13	1-5	3-3	1	3	0	2	0	2	2	12
Giovanni Emejuru	F	1-3	0-0	1-2	6	10	0	0	0	1	3	3
Jared Billups	G	1-6	0-2	0-0	1	4	2	1	0	2	2	2
K.D. Johnson	G	2-11	1-4	0-0	2	7	2	0	0	2	0	5

Duke Blue Devils box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Khaman Maluach	C	0-1	0-0	6-8	3	8	0	1	2	1	3	6
Cooper Flagg	G	7-20	2-5	8-8	5	9	4	3	1	3	2	24
Kon Knueppel	G	3-7	0-4	0-0	0	5	0	1	0	2	1	6
Tyrese Proctor	G	3-8	2-3	0-0	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	8
Sion James	G	2-4	1-3	2-3	0	1	3	2	0	1	1	7
Maliq Brown	F	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	5	2	1	0	1	2	2
Mason Gillis	F	2-5	1-4	1-2	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	6
Isaiah Evans	G	3-6	3-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9
Caleb Foster	G	0-4	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0

George Mason vs. Duke Game Summary

The George Mason Patriots struggled to shoot the basketball as they were able to go 20-of-68 (29.4%) throughout the game, 2-of-17 (11.8%) from beyond the arc, and only 5-of-6 (83.3%) from the charity stripe. The Patriots grabbed rebounds with 43 total boards (20 offensive, 23 defensive) but only had five assists in the 40 minutes.

George Mason had 13 total turnovers and only scored a pair of fast break points. However, they stepped up with 28 of their 47 points in the paint. Defensively, the team finished with five steals and one block but never held a lead in this game.

The Duke Blue Devils did not shoot the basketball as well as you’d expect them to against an inferior program as they were able to go 21-of-56 (37.5%) from the floor, 9-of-27 (33.3%) from the 3-point line, and 17-of-21 (81.0%) from the free-throw line.

The team had 42 total rebounds, including 14 offensive. They recorded an assist on 11 of their 21 made shots. The team had 10 turnovers and 11 fouls throughout the game. Their defense had 10 steals and three blocks to lead them to a massive victory.