Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg, one of the top contenders for national player of the year, continued his strong men’s NCAA Tournament showing with another impressive game against Arizona in the Sweet 16 on Thursday.
The projected No. 1 overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft led the 1-seed Blue Devils to a 100-93 win over 4-seed Arizona, as they fended off a valiant performance from Caleb Love, the fifth-year senior who has been known to terrorize Duke in the past when he was at North Carolina.
The 6-foot-9, do-it-all forward was unstoppable in the first half against the Wildcats, pouring in 18 points with four rebounds and two assists before adding 12 points, two rebounds and five assists in the second half.
Here’s a look at Cooper Flagg’s full stat line in Duke’s win to reach the Elite Eight:
Cooper Flagg points tonight
Flagg put up 30 points in Duke’s high-scoring affair against the Wildcats, well above his season average of 18.7 points. It’s his second-highest total of the season, trailing only a 42-point performance against Notre Dame on Jan. 11.
Cooper Flagg stats
Here are Flagg’s per-game averages this season:
2024-25: 18.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists per game on 48.8% shooting