"Natty loading": Fans get fired up as Cooper Flagg's Duke wins in "possibly biggest test of the season" vs Wake Forest

Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils ended their losing streak against the Wake Forest Demon Deacon with a 63-56 win on Saturday. The Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum was packed with Deacons fans as they expected their team to take the win again but were left disappointed.

Flagg led with 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists as Kon Knueppel put up 15 points and nine rebounds. With this win, the Blue Devils extend their undefeated streak in conference play to 9-0 with a 17-2 overall record.

Duke fans were excited at the win and saw it as a sign of greater success for the team.

"Possibly biggest test of the season in the ACC. Huge," one fan wrote.

"Natty loading 🏆," another fan commented.

"LFG Boys! Solid road win when we didn’t play our best 😎 😈," one fan wrote.

"Good way to finish the game all that matters is that we won onto the next vs NC state!!," another commented.

"YEEEEAAAHHH!! DUKE NATION STAND UP!!!!, an excited fan wrote.

"Love winning a hard fought game! Duke needs a few of these to get ready for the tournament," another commented.

One fan was impressed with Cooper Flagg's pose in the poster as they wrote:

"The fact that he has made the chappelle prince dunk dismount his signature just adds to his coldness 🥶🥶."

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Cooper Flagg leads Duke to a hard-fought win

The Blue Devils took the game from the first whistle as they built a ten-point lead and increased it to 13 towards the end of the first half. Cooper Flagg, however, had a slow start as he struggled with missed shots and turnovers.

After the halftime break, Wake Forest slowly reduced the lead and led 39-36 mid-way through the second half. However, Flagg took over, scoring 15 points and helping Duke win comfortably.

Mason Gillis was the only other double-digit scorer as he finished with 11 points and six rebounds. Tyrese Proctor had six points and eight rebounds. Cooper Flagg faced turnover troubles as he had seven and Kon Knueppel had five.

Khaman Maluach had a tough night as he went scoreless but grabbed three rebounds.

Cooper Flagg and the Blue Devils prepare to host conference rivals next as they face NC State on Monday and North Carolina on Feb. 1.