3 takeaways from Duke's big home win over North Carolina

Duke's strength in numbers: More than just the Cooper Flagg Show -- and way too much for North Carolina
"Ummm, I don't really remember, but he seemed a little jacked up, a little nervous," Knueppel said after No. 2 Duke had smashed rival North Carolina, 87-70. "In warmups, I'm not t
Cooper Flagg leads Duke to blowout win over rival North Carolina
In his first rivalry game against UNC, Cooper Flagg had 21 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks as Duke rolled 87-70 on Saturday night.
Duke's Cooper Flagg scores 21 in 1st rivalry game against North Carolina, leading Blue Devils to 87-70 win
At one point in the second half, Duke led North Carolina by 32 points and threatened to earn its biggest win in the Tobacco Road rivalry.
How Cooper Flagg played in Duke’s domination of North Carolina
It was never more clear than on Saturday night that the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels are a pair of programs heading into drastically different directions. An 87-70 win for the 2nd-ranked Blue Devils over their in-state rival wasn’t nearly as close as the final score indicated,
Total domination: 3 takeaways from Duke's big home win over North Carolina
Cooper Flagg’s first experience playing rival North Carolina was a cakewalk, and he was a big reason why. The Duke freshman scored 21 points and added eight rebounds and seven assists as the No. 2 Blue Devils led by 22 points at halftime and rolled to an 87-70 ACC basketball win over the rival Tar Heels on Saturday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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