The Blue Devils’ dominant defense was again on point against Pittsburgh, and freshmen Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel were active on offense.

Star freshman Cooper Flagg scored 14 of his 19 points after halftime — including a jaw-dropper of a coast-to-coast dunk — to help No. 4 Duke beat Pittsburgh 76-47 on Tuesday night. Fellow rookie Kon Knueppel had 17 points and made four 3-pointers for the Blue Devils (13-2,

The projected No. 1 overall draft pick has been as close to flawless as anyone could ever expect from a Duke basketball freshman.

Cooper Flagg rocked the Cameron Indoor Stadium rims with a pair of dunks that drew Zion Williamson comparisons from Duke coach Jon Scheyer.

After avoiding disaster with a last-second victory over Eastern Kentucky, the Cardinals knocked off North Carolina by 13. Pat Kelsey has things heading in the right direction. The Tar Heels were without Seth Trimble, but their loss at Louisville dropped them to 8-6: their worst 14-game start in five years.

But it just seems like what Cooper Flagg is doing at Duke should be a bigger story than it is. Do you agree? Yes, I understand that Flagg entered college with an unusual amount of hype that's even led to a "Cooper Flagg Tracker" here at CBSSports.

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg pumped in 24 points as the No. 4 Blue Devils defeated SMU 89-62 without their coach on Saturday afternoon at Dallas. Kon Knueppel and Tyrese Proctor

Thanks to a pair of 24-point performances against Virginia Tech and SMU last week, Duke freshman Cooper Flagg swept the ACC Player of the Week and ACC Rookie of the Week awards for the second time on Monday.