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Duke 76, Pittsburgh 47 (recap, PDF box score, highlights, condensed game, full replay, presser)
A strong defensive effort by No. 4 Duke and a [19 point, 10 rebound] double-double from Cooper Flagg helped the Blue Devils (13-2, 5-0 ACC) to a 76-47 victory over Pittsburgh (12-3, 3-1 ACC) on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Five Blue Devils finished in double-figures, with Flagg joined by his classmates Kon Knueppel (17) and Khaman Maluach (11), junior Tyrese Proctor (13) and graduate Sion James (10).
Duke closed the game on an 18-0 scoring run and didn't allow a Pittsburgh point spanning the final 7:59 of the game. Overall, the Blue Devils limited the Panthers to season-lows for points (47), field goals made (18), field goal percentage (.310) and total rebounds (26).
Give the people what they want. The ACC Digital Network has Cooper Flagg's two dunks.
In addition to what's linked above, ESPN posted their highlights and also a clip of Damian Dunn's flagrant 2 foul to Tyrese Proctor's... stomach?
GoDuke has quotes from Jon Scheyer's postgame press conference.
Coach Scheyer: "Ton of respect for Pitt. I think it's crazy that they're not ranked, with what they've done this season. Jeff [Capel] and I know each other really well, and he's an amazing coach. Offensively, they made us do some different things we haven't done, because they're so explosive. They've been averaging 84 points a game. For us, we ended up switching a lot, trying to force a one-on-one, although they have really good one-on-one players. The story tonight was our collective defense. To hold them to 47 points is terrific. The job that Cooper [Flagg] did in the second half, he is so competitive, and he brings out a lot of good stuff from his teammates and for our team. To close the game on an 18-0 run was big time. I’m really proud of our team. It's good to be back in person. It’s much better than watching on TV. I'm happy they allowed me to come back. Good win tonight. We need to keep building."
Panther Lair, the Rivals affiliate site for Pittsburgh, had comments after the game from head coach Jeff Capel and guard Jaland Lowe.
Coach Capel: "We worked on some things to try to attack [Duke's defensive switching]. I thought the first 10 minutes, we did a really good job of attacking it. I thought the last 10 minutes of the first half, we didn't do as good of a job. I thought we had sometimes where we could pitch out, and we had some guys open, where we need to play off two feet and make some plays. We didn't do that, which led to some easy transition baskets for them, some transition threes. We didn't get a couple of 50-50 balls. They got about eight points in the first half on that, a couple of threes, foul where they got a couple of free throws. When you're playing against a really good team, and they're one of the best teams in the country, you have to cut down on all those things. You have to get the 50-50 balls. Your transition defense has got to be on point. There's something we talked about coming in, and in order to do that, our shot selection has to be really good, and we can't have live ball turnovers."
The Devils Den, the 247 Sports affiliate for Duke, had locker room interviews with Sion James, Kon Knueppel, and Tyrese Proctor.
A strong defensive effort by No. 4 Duke and a [19 point, 10 rebound] double-double from Cooper Flagg helped the Blue Devils (13-2, 5-0 ACC) to a 76-47 victory over Pittsburgh (12-3, 3-1 ACC) on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Five Blue Devils finished in double-figures, with Flagg joined by his classmates Kon Knueppel (17) and Khaman Maluach (11), junior Tyrese Proctor (13) and graduate Sion James (10).
Duke closed the game on an 18-0 scoring run and didn't allow a Pittsburgh point spanning the final 7:59 of the game. Overall, the Blue Devils limited the Panthers to season-lows for points (47), field goals made (18), field goal percentage (.310) and total rebounds (26).
Give the people what they want. The ACC Digital Network has Cooper Flagg's two dunks.
In addition to what's linked above, ESPN posted their highlights and also a clip of Damian Dunn's flagrant 2 foul to Tyrese Proctor's... stomach?
GoDuke has quotes from Jon Scheyer's postgame press conference.
Coach Scheyer: "Ton of respect for Pitt. I think it's crazy that they're not ranked, with what they've done this season. Jeff [Capel] and I know each other really well, and he's an amazing coach. Offensively, they made us do some different things we haven't done, because they're so explosive. They've been averaging 84 points a game. For us, we ended up switching a lot, trying to force a one-on-one, although they have really good one-on-one players. The story tonight was our collective defense. To hold them to 47 points is terrific. The job that Cooper [Flagg] did in the second half, he is so competitive, and he brings out a lot of good stuff from his teammates and for our team. To close the game on an 18-0 run was big time. I’m really proud of our team. It's good to be back in person. It’s much better than watching on TV. I'm happy they allowed me to come back. Good win tonight. We need to keep building."
Panther Lair, the Rivals affiliate site for Pittsburgh, had comments after the game from head coach Jeff Capel and guard Jaland Lowe.
Coach Capel: "We worked on some things to try to attack [Duke's defensive switching]. I thought the first 10 minutes, we did a really good job of attacking it. I thought the last 10 minutes of the first half, we didn't do as good of a job. I thought we had sometimes where we could pitch out, and we had some guys open, where we need to play off two feet and make some plays. We didn't do that, which led to some easy transition baskets for them, some transition threes. We didn't get a couple of 50-50 balls. They got about eight points in the first half on that, a couple of threes, foul where they got a couple of free throws. When you're playing against a really good team, and they're one of the best teams in the country, you have to cut down on all those things. You have to get the 50-50 balls. Your transition defense has got to be on point. There's something we talked about coming in, and in order to do that, our shot selection has to be really good, and we can't have live ball turnovers."
The Devils Den, the 247 Sports affiliate for Duke, had locker room interviews with Sion James, Kon Knueppel, and Tyrese Proctor.