Knueppel leads sharp-shooting attack as No. 3 Duke tops Miami 89-54 to stay unbeaten in ACC
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Freshman Kon Knueppel had season highs of 25 points and six 3-pointers to help No. 3 Duke beat Miami 89-54 on Tuesday night to stay unbeaten in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Khaman Maluach had 12 points and 15 rebounds for the Blue Devils (15-2, 7-0), who shot 54.8% and made 17 of 32 3-pointers, with 11 coming before halftime. Duke led by 24 at the break and never let Miami closer than 19 again.
Duke's Cooper Flagg - named The Associated Press men's college basketball national player of the week earlier Tuesday after scoring an ACC freshman record 42 points against Notre Dame - had 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
Lynn Kidd scored 20 points for the Hurricanes (4-13, 0-6).
Miami: The Hurricanes have lost six straight and 13 of 14 in a rough season that includes coach Jim Larrañaga stepping down after Christmas.
Duke: The Blue Devils have won 11 straight, including five league wins by 20+ points.
This game got away from Miami at two key points.
First Knueppel and Mason Gillis (12 points) hit 3s to force interim coach Bill Courtney to call timeout, only for Gillis and Knueppel to do it again in reverse order for a 21-8 lead - forcing Courtney to burn a second timeout after only 60 seconds of action.
The Blue Devils later blew it open with a 14-0 run that included another 3 from Gillis and a driving score from Knueppel, which had Courtney burning another timeout down 44-17.
Duke assisted on 17 of 19 baskets and averaged 1.563 points on its 32 first-half possessions to lead 50-26.
Both teams return to action Saturday. The Hurricanes host SMU while the Blue Devils visit Boston College.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Lynn Kidd vs. Khaman Maluach (Hurricanes gains possession) | |||
19:46 | Lynn Kidd turnover (Cooper Flagg steals) | |||
19:20 | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point layup (Sion James assists) | 0-2 | |
19:20 | Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot | |||
19:18 | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | |||
18:47 | +2 | Khaman Maluach makes two point dunk (Tyrese Proctor assists) | 0-4 | |
18:18 | +2 | Austin Swartz makes two point layup (Brandon Johnson assists) | 2-4 | |
17:59 | Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot | |||
17:57 | Brandon Johnson defensive rebound | |||
17:43 | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot (Brandon Johnson assists) | 4-4 | |
17:26 | Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot | |||
17:24 | Cooper Flagg offensive rebound | |||
17:16 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point layup | 4-6 | |
17:09 | Sion James blocks Matthew Cleveland's two point layup | |||
17:09 | Hurricanes offensive rebound | |||
17:06 | Matthew Cleveland turnover (bad pass) (Kon Knueppel steals) | |||
17:05 | Kon Knueppel turnover | |||
16:52 | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot (Brandon Johnson assists) | 6-6 | |
16:26 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists) | 6-9 | |
16:09 | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point hook shot (A.J. Staton-McCray assists) | 8-9 | |
15:56 | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | |||
15:54 | Brandon Johnson defensive rebound | |||
15:45 | Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
15:43 | Khaman Maluach defensive rebound | |||
15:32 | Tyrese Proctor misses two point jump shot | |||
15:30 | Austin Swartz defensive rebound | |||
15:19 | Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
15:17 | Khaman Maluach defensive rebound | |||
15:13 | Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot | |||
15:12 | Khaman Maluach offensive rebound | |||
15:12 | Lynn Kidd personal foul | |||
15:13 | TV timeout | |||
15:11 | Cooper Flagg turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Cleveland steals) | |||
15:03 | Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot | |||
15:03 | Blue Devils defensive rebound | |||
14:48 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Caleb Foster assists) | 8-12 | |
14:22 | Kiree Huie misses two point hook shot | |||
14:20 | Caleb Foster defensive rebound | |||
14:09 | +3 | Mason Gillis makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists) | 8-15 | |
14:05 | Hurricanes 30 second timeout | |||
13:49 | Paul Djobet misses three point jump shot | |||
13:47 | Blue Devils defensive rebound | |||
13:34 | +3 | Mason Gillis makes three point jump shot (Caleb Foster assists) | 8-18 | |
13:17 | Austin Swartz misses two point jump shot | |||
13:15 | Caleb Foster defensive rebound | |||
13:09 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists) | 8-21 | |
13:05 | Hurricanes 60 second timeout | |||
12:42 | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (Paul Djobet assists) | 10-21 | |
12:14 | Cooper Flagg turnover (lost ball) | |||
11:47 | Patrick Ngongba II personal foul | |||
11:47 | TV timeout | |||
11:47 | Matthew Cleveland turnover (bad pass) | |||
11:32 | +3 | Sion James makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists) | 10-24 | |
11:18 | Paul Djobet misses three point jump shot | |||
11:16 | Caleb Foster defensive rebound | |||
11:03 | Patrick Ngongba II misses two point layup | |||
11:01 | Paul Djobet defensive rebound | |||
10:37 | Cooper Flagg personal foul | |||
10:25 | Austin Swartz misses two point layup | |||
10:23 | Patrick Ngongba II defensive rebound | |||
10:08 | +3 | Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists) | 10-27 | |
9:44 | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot | 12-27 | |
9:25 | Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot | |||
9:23 | Jalil Bethea defensive rebound | |||
9:15 | +3 | Austin Swartz makes three point jump shot (Jalil Bethea assists) | 15-27 | |
8:52 | +3 | Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists) | 15-30 | |
8:33 | Jalil Bethea turnover (lost ball) (Sion James steals) | |||
8:24 | Sion James misses two point layup | |||
8:22 | Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound | |||
8:16 | +2 | Jalil Bethea makes two point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists) | 17-30 | |
8:01 | +2 | Cooper Flagg makes two point layup (Sion James assists) | 17-32 | |
8:01 | Brandon Johnson shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul) | |||
8:01 | +1 | Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-33 | |
7:50 | Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot | |||
7:48 | Isaiah Evans defensive rebound | |||
7:41 | Isaiah Evans misses two point layup | |||
7:40 | Hurricanes defensive rebound | |||
7:40 | TV timeout | |||
7:15 | Lynn Kidd misses two point hook shot | |||
7:13 | Khaman Maluach defensive rebound | |||
6:54 | +2 | Khaman Maluach makes two point dunk (Mason Gillis assists) | 17-35 | |
6:36 | Jalil Bethea turnover (lost ball) | |||
6:20 | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point layup (Mason Gillis assists) | 17-37 | |
5:54 | Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot | |||
5:52 | Isaiah Evans defensive rebound | |||
5:36 | +3 | Mason Gillis makes three point jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists) | 17-40 | |
5:15 | Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot | |||
5:13 | Khaman Maluach defensive rebound | |||
5:03 | +2 | Khaman Maluach makes two point dunk (Kon Knueppel assists) | 17-42 | |
4:42 | Jalen Blackmon misses three point jump shot | |||
4:40 | Khaman Maluach defensive rebound | |||
4:26 | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point layup | 17-44 | |
4:25 | Hurricanes 30 second timeout | |||
4:25 | TV timeout | |||
4:01 | Lynn Kidd misses two point layup | |||
3:59 | Khaman Maluach defensive rebound | |||
3:48 | Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot | |||
3:46 | Jalen Blackmon defensive rebound | |||
3:17 | Lynn Kidd misses two point layup | |||
3:15 | Brandon Johnson offensive rebound | |||
3:10 | +2 | Brandon Johnson makes two point layup | 19-44 | |
3:07 | Blue Devils 30 second timeout | |||
2:54 | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists) | 19-47 | |
2:29 | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists) | 21-47 | |
2:08 | Cooper Flagg turnover (bad pass) | |||
1:44 | +3 | Jalen Blackmon makes three point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists) | 24-47 | |
1:18 | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | |||
1:16 | Brandon Johnson defensive rebound | |||
1:11 | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Brandon Johnson assists) | 26-47 | |
0:50 | +3 | Cooper Flagg makes three point jump shot (Caleb Foster assists) | 26-50 | |
0:29 | Jalen Blackmon misses two point jump shot | |||
0:27 | Cooper Flagg defensive rebound | |||
0:01 | A.J. Staton-McCray blocks Tyrese Proctor's two point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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19:35 | +2 | Jalil Bethea makes two point floating jump shot | 28-50 | |
19:14 | Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot | |||
19:12 | Khaman Maluach offensive rebound | |||
19:08 | +2 | Khaman Maluach makes two point tip layup | 28-52 | |
18:39 | +3 | Austin Swartz makes three point jump shot (Jalil Bethea assists) | 31-52 | |
18:03 | Blue Devils turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
17:44 | Kon Knueppel personal foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul) | |||
17:36 | Khaman Maluach blocks Lynn Kidd's two point hook shot | |||
17:34 | Brandon Johnson offensive rebound | |||
17:27 | +2 | Brandon Johnson makes two point layup | 33-52 | |
17:26 | Blue Devils 30 second timeout | |||
17:26 | TV timeout | |||
17:17 |