Duke 89-54 Miami (January 14, 2025) Game Summary

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DURHAM, NC — — Freshman Kon Knueppel had season-highs of 25 points and six 3-pointers to help No. 3 Duke to beat Miami 89-54 on Tuesday night to remain undefeated 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, 11 of which came before halftime. Duke led by 24 at halftime and never let Miami get 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).

Takeaways

Miami: The Hurricanes have lost six straight and 13 of 14 in a tough season that includes coach Jim Larrañaga is stepping down after Christmas.

Duke: The Blue Devils have won 11 straight, including five league wins by 20+ points.

Key moment

This game got away from Miami on 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 for a 21-8 lead — forcing Courtney to burn a second timeout after only 60 seconds of action.

The Blue Devils later blew it with a 14-0 run that included another 3 from Gillis and a driving score from Knueppel, prompting Courtney to burn another timeout down 44-17.

Key state

Duke assisted on 17 of 19 baskets and averaged 1,563 points on its 32 first-half possessions to lead 50-26.

Next

Both teams return to action on Saturday. The Hurricanes host SMU, while the Blue Devils visit Boston College.

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