Flag scored 23 of his game-high 28 points in the second half to power the Blue Devils past the Wolfpack 74-64 to improve to 18-2 and 10-0 in ACC play. Duke outscored NC State by 14 in the second half thanks largely to the play of Flagg and fellow freshman phenom Kon Knueppel, who added 19 points of his own.

Duke forward Cooper Flagg is viewed as the next generational prospect in the basketball world. The true freshman, who reclassified to 2024, has been a dominant force in college basketball since bursting onto the scene while playing with the 2024 USA Select Team against the U.S. Men's National Team ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

At the NBA Paris Games Adam Silver was asked if Cooper Flagg was the next American face of the league. His response was rather interesting.

The 6-foot-9, 205-pound guard-forward is widely projected to be the No. 1 pick in June’s NBA draft, and even NBA commissioner Adam Silver has taken notice. On Thursday, Silver, who was in France for the 2025 NBA Paris Games which featured the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers , held a press conference and was asked about Flagg.