{"id":34273,"date":"2025-03-28T18:24:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T17:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=34273"},"modified":"2025-03-28T18:24:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T17:24:25","slug":"cooper-flagg-historical-run-with-blue-devils-propels-duke-to-elite-eight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/cooper-flagg-historical-run-with-blue-devils-propels-duke-to-elite-eight\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooper Flagg Having a Historical Run With the Blue Devils, Propels Duke Towards the Elite Eight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During Duke&rsquo;s victory over Arizona, Cooper Flagg scored 30 points, dished out 7 assists, grabbed 6 boards, and recorded 3 blocks, becoming the first NCAA Division I player to this century to achieve such a stat line in regulation time during a college game. <\/p><p>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/josh-giddey-stuns-lakers-with-a-dagger-makes-case-for-nba-play-of-the-year\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Josh Giddey Stuns Lakers with a &lsquo;Dagger&rsquo;, Makes Case for NBA Play of the Year!<\/a><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cooper Flagg Willed His Way Through the Wildcats To Enter the Elite Eight<\/h2><p>Duke&rsquo;s wing made history and propelled his team to elite eight of March Madness. After the game, his coach, Jon Scheyer, couldn&rsquo;t help but comment on Flagg&rsquo;s incredible feat. He said;<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>&ldquo;That was one of the best tournament performances I&rsquo;ve ever coached or been a part of&hellip; He (Flagg) did what he was supposed to do and he&rsquo;ll move on and get ready for Alabama.&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cooper Flagg is the youngest player in NCAA history to record 30\/5\/5 in a tournament game. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NTrunqHvP6\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/NTrunqHvP6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Real Sports (@realapp_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realapp_\/status\/1905477086443180260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>In simple words that perfectly summed up Flagg&rsquo;s performance and the game. Scheyer praised the likely future No.1 pick of the 2025 NBA draft and he deserved it. Flagg did everything you could ask of a guy of his talent: a logo shot to close the first half, blocks, and flashy passes. He shot 47.4 percent from the field and made three of his five three point attempts. He also became the youngest player in NCAA&rsquo;s history to record 30\/5\/5 in a tournament game. <\/p><p>However, Wildcats and specifically Caleb Love, did not go down without a fight. Love still delivered 35 points and did everything he could to get a victory. Unfortunately that wasn&rsquo;t enough.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">COOPER FLAGG THROWS BACK-TO-BACK ALLEY OOPS &#128293; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FFsgoxjiER\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/FFsgoxjiER<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1905463869276848243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>For the Blue Devil&rsquo;s next game, they will face Alabama who are coming fresh off of a win against BYU thanks to a red-hot Mark Sears who dropped 34 points in their win and went 10-16 from downtown. Sears is also the first player in NCAA tournament history to record eight 3s and eight assists in the same game. <\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba-results-march-28\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NBA Results, March 28 &ndash; Josh Giddey&rsquo;s Buzzer-Beater, Pacers&rsquo; Franchise Record, OKC&rsquo;s Record 61st Win and More<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Cooper Flagg is on a mission and looks determined to write another chapter in his university&rsquo;s history before heading to the pros.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Duke&rsquo;s victory over Arizona, Cooper Flagg scored 30 points, dished out 7 assists, grabbed 6 boards, and recorded 3 blocks, becoming the first NCAA Division I player to this century to achieve such a stat line in regulation time during a college game. 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