
Duke’s Cooper Flagg grabs a rebound over teammate Maliq Brown and Wofford’s Noah McMahon during the Blue Devils’ 86-35 win on Saturday in Durham, North Carolina. Flagg, a Newport native, had eight points, nine rebounds, six assists and three steals. Ben McKeown/Associated Press
DURHAM, N.C. — Tyrese Proctor scored 15 points and No. 6 Duke bounced back from its first loss of the season with an 86-35 victory over Wofford on Saturday, when the Blue Devils allowed their fewest points since 1960.
Duke (3-1), which was coming off a 77-72 loss to No. 19 Kentucky in the Champions Classic, led by as many as 51 points in their most lopsided victory of the season.
Isaiah Evans contributed 14 points, Caleb Foster had 13 and Khaman Maluach added 11.
Duke opened a 39-point lead in the first half and held Wofford to 24.6% shooting for the game. The Terriers (1-3) went more than six minutes without scoring in the first half as the Blue Devils rolled into the break up 51-14.
Kyler Filewich and Corey Tripp scored 12 apiece for Wofford.
KEY STAT
Newport native Cooper Flagg entered as Duke’s leading scorer (19.0) but struggled offensively, managing only five points in the first half on 2-of-5 shooting. However, Flagg contributed in other ways with a team-high six rebounds, three assists and two steals before halftime. He finished with eight points, nine rebounds and six assists.
TAKEAWAYS
Wofford: The Terriers, picked to finish fourth in the Southern Conference, dropped their third straight game and head to the Cream City Challenge seeking their first win over a Division I opponent this season.
Duke: The Blue Devils allowed season lows in points and field-goal percentage. The 35 points bested the 37 they gave up in games in 2002 and 1997.
KEY MOMENT
Wofford went six minutes and 17 seconds between points in the first half. A Tripp jumper with 5:06 remaining ended the drought, which saw the Terriers miss eight consecutive shots during a 17-0 Duke run.
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