Kon & Cooper Help Duke Sting Yellow Jackets on the Road

The #5 ranked Duke Blue Devils secured it's second road ACC win in Atlanta on Saturday with help from it's freshman Cooper Flagg, and Kon Knueppell. The Birthday boy Cooper Flagg who turned 18 on Saturday contributed 13 points and sharpshooter Kon delivered 18, to help Duke cruise to a 82-56 win at Georgia Tech.

Duke continued using it's sizable length in the second half which featured Kon and fellow freshman and Olympian Khaman Maluach orchestrating it's pick and roll, helping the 7'2 freshman drop 15 points, 8 rebounds in 21 minutes.

Georgia Tech 1-3-1

The Yellow Jackets made a run prior to halftime cutting Duke's once double digit lead to single digits at intermission. After the break Tech opened up a 1-3-1 defense but the Blue Devils with consistent ball movement helped weaken the zone and open a 14-0 run to help solidify Duke's second conference road win of the year.

(photo courtesy of Atlanta Journal Constitution)

The Blue Devils will now head home for the Holidays before returing home to take on the Hokies December