Scott Polacek@@ScottPolacekIncluded Columnist IVNovember 27, 2024
Cooper Flagg might be the leading gamer in the nation, however Kansas is the top-ranked group.
And the Jayhawks showed why Tuesday.
No. 1 Kansas beat Flagg and the No. 11 Duke Blue Devils 75-72 in an extremely expected face-off at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Duke had several chances in crunch time, however Kon Knueppel turned it over and missed out on a 3 on the group's last 2 ownerships in the last seconds.
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KON KNUEPPEL ALMOST TIED IT AT THE BUZZER > No. 1 Kansas hangs on versus No. 11 Duke > pic.twitter.com/CDPmLBiSYI
Flagg didn't touch the ball on either belongings, although he likewise had a turnover in the last minute.
As an outcome, Kansas enhanced to 6-0 and now has wins over Duke, North Carolina and Michigan State, which will definitely pay dividends come Selection Sunday. Tuesday's triumph was even more remarkable due to the fact that Hunter Dickinson was ejected in the 2nd half, however Dajuan Harris Jr. got the slack with 14 points, 9 helps, 3 rebounds and 3 takes.
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Hunter Dickinson was ejected after being examined an ostentatious 2 nasty for kicking Maliq Brown. > pic.twitter.com/lXR91RTiWX
When it comes to heaven Devils, they was up to 4-2 with losses to Kansas and Kentucky, although they do have a marquee win over Arizona.
Flagg was strong with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 helps on 5-of-9 shooting, however social networks questioned why he didn't have the ball at the end when Knueppel wound up 0-of-8 from three-point variety:
Beans @BeanDip4774
I'm sorry however Cooper Flagg has actually got to be the guy on the 2nd to last ownership there … # 1 on the NBA draft board for a factor.
ℕ ℝ. @Keim_IsRare
Cooper Flagg with 0 touches the last 2 ownerships is outrageous lol … wtf was Duke training personnel doing throughout those timeouts ??? Coach K on the sideline shaking his head!
An'Dre @NLA_Boomf
Why they let Kneuppel or whatever his name is, take BOTH chance ats completion of the video game … Give that mf to Cooper Flagg!
Avoid Bayless @RealSkipBayless
COOPER FLAGG NEEDS TO BE LESS UNSELFISH AND MORE AGGRESSIVE AND DUKE HAS TO RUN MORE PLAYS FOR HIM AND FEATURE HIM. YES, KANSAS BLITZED HIM. 2 SHOTS AND TWO POINTS? BEGIN. HE'S BY FAR THE BEST PLAYER ON THE FLOOR.
Rob Dauster @RobDauster
Kansas is truly over assisting. Sending out 2 to Cooper Flagg whenever he has it. Hedging difficult and getting 2 bodies weakside in the lane. To me it appears like Bill Self has actually chosen he's going to attempt Duke to beat them with 3s.
Myron Medcalf @MedcalfByESPN
I've seen Cooper Flagg live versus Kentucky and Arizona so far. And he's handling a various type of strength tonight with these grown males on the Kansas lineup.
