The Cyclones dropped back-to-back games and saw their 29-game home winning streak at Hilton Coliseum end after Kansas State rolled to a 19-point blowout win on Saturday. It matched the largest win by an unranked team against a top-3 opponent in the history of the AP Poll, according to ESPN.

Flagg made headlines going into and then coming out of a game against North Carolina, the Blue Devils’ top rival, by scoring 21 points in an 87-70 victory. This followed a performance against North Carolina State in which his 28 points led Duke to a 74-64 victory.

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.

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Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg helped the team power past North Carolina, but the freshman is still critical of his performance.

Freshmen Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel made memorable debuts in the Tobacco Road rivalry as No. 2 Duke used a dominant first half to secure an 87-70 win over visiting North Carolina on Saturday night in Durham,

Kon Knueppel had a game-high 22 points, Cooper Flagg had 21 points, along with eight rebounds and seven assists, and Tyrese Proctor added 17 points. Sion James tallied 13 to round out the Blue Devils in double figures. RJ Davis (12 points) and Seth Trimble (10 points) joined Powell in double figures for UNC.