Sports fans from all over Maine, will be tuning in Saturday to see the nation's hottest college basketball team, led by Mainer Cooper Flagg.
Flagg scored 28 points, five rebounds, and four assists for the Blue Devils, who are 16-2 and have won 12 games in a row.
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg won't be making it all the way up to Maine, so his fans trekked to Chestnut Hill on Saturday night to see the likely No. 1 overall draft pick play Boston College in his only game in New England this season.
The No. 3 Blue Devils and freshman phenom Cooper Flagg of Newport, Maine, took the court against the Eagles as a consensus 23.5-point favorite with an over/under betting line of 138.5.
Duke basketball has its longest winning streak since 2015. Here's what Cooper Flagg and the Blue Devils did at Boston College.
It was a bit of a homecoming for Maine native Cooper Flagg on Saturday as the Duke Blue Devils made the trip to Chestnut Hill to take on the Boston College Eagles.
As shared by the Boston Herald's Zack Cox, the ticket map at the Eagles' Conte Forum for Saturday is staggering. The current get-in price on Gametime is $140—with tickets going for as high as $2,094 (!). Cooper Flagg — Maine native and projected No. 1 NBA draft pick — plays at BC tomorrow night. Tickets are … not cheap. pic.twitter.com/Zb185XlmyL
Flagg's appearance in Chestnut Hill is drawing plenty of interest, thanks both to his growing national stardom and his local roots. The game has been sold out since December, and the get-in price is over $160.
Flagg had 28 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocked shots to help the No. 3 Blue Devils beat Boston College 88-63 for their 12th win in a row.
According to a report from ESPN’s college football senior writer Pete Thamel, Boston College’s defensive line coach Jeff Comissiong will not return to the program next season. “Sources: Boston College defensive line coach Jeff Comissiong will not return in 2025,” wrote Thamel via X. “The Eagles are searching for a new defensive line coach.”
Cooper Flagg scored 28 points to lead No. 3 Duke to its 12th straight victory, an 88-63 win over Boston College.