Knueppel leads sharp-shooting attack as No. 3 Duke tops Miami 89-54 to stay unbeaten in ACC
AP
Jan 14, 2025
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Freshman Kon Knueppel had season highs of 25 points and six 3-pointers to help No. 3 Duke Blue Devils beat Miami 89-54 on Tuesday night to stay unbeaten 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, with 11 coming before halftime. Duke led by 24 at the break and never let Miami 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).
Miami: The Hurricanes have lost six straight and 13 of 14 in a rough season that includes coach Jim Larrañaga stepping down after Christmas.
Duke: The Blue Devils have won 11 straight, including five league wins by 20+ points.
This game got away from Miami at 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 order for a 21-8 lead - forcing Courtney to burn a second timeout after only 60 seconds of action.
The Blue Devils later blew it open with a 14-0 run that included another 3 from Gillis and a driving score from Knueppel, which had Courtney burning another timeout down 44-17.
Duke assisted on 17 of 19 baskets and averaged 1.563 points on its 32 first-half possessions to lead 50-26.
Both teams return to action Saturday. The Hurricanes host SMU while the Blue Devils visit Boston College.
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1st Half
MIA
Hurricanes
26
DUKE
Blue Devils
50
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Lynn Kidd vs. Khaman Maluach (Hurricanes gains possession)
19:46
Lynn Kidd turnover (Cooper Flagg steals)
19:20
+2
Kon Knueppel makes two point layup (Sion James assists)
0-2
19:20
Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
19:18
Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
18:47
+2
Khaman Maluach makes two point dunk (Tyrese Proctor assists)
0-4
18:18
+2
Austin Swartz makes two point layup (Brandon Johnson assists)
2-4
17:59
Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
17:57
Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
17:43
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot (Brandon Johnson assists)
4-4
17:26
Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
17:24
Cooper Flagg offensive rebound
17:16
+2
Cooper Flagg makes two point layup
4-6
17:09
Sion James blocks Matthew Cleveland's two point layup
17:09
Hurricanes offensive rebound
17:06
Matthew Cleveland turnover (bad pass) (Kon Knueppel steals)
17:05
Kon Knueppel turnover
16:52
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot (Brandon Johnson assists)
6-6
16:26
+3
Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)
6-9
16:09
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point hook shot (A.J. Staton-McCray assists)
8-9
15:56
Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
15:54
Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
15:45
Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:43
Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
15:32
Tyrese Proctor misses two point jump shot
15:30
Austin Swartz defensive rebound
15:19
Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:17
Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
15:13
Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
15:12
Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
15:12
Lynn Kidd personal foul
15:13
TV timeout
15:11
Cooper Flagg turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Cleveland steals)
15:03
Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
15:03
Blue Devils defensive rebound
14:48
+3
Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Caleb Foster assists)
8-12
14:22
Kiree Huie misses two point hook shot
14:20
Caleb Foster defensive rebound
14:09
+3
Mason Gillis makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)
8-15
14:05
Hurricanes 30 second timeout
13:49
Paul Djobet misses three point jump shot
13:47
Blue Devils defensive rebound
13:34
+3
Mason Gillis makes three point jump shot (Caleb Foster assists)
8-18
13:17
Austin Swartz misses two point jump shot
13:15
Caleb Foster defensive rebound
13:09
+3
Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)
8-21
13:05
Hurricanes 60 second timeout
12:42
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (Paul Djobet assists)
10-21
12:14
Cooper Flagg turnover (lost ball)
11:47
Patrick Ngongba II personal foul
11:47
TV timeout
11:47
Matthew Cleveland turnover (bad pass)
11:32
+3
Sion James makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)
10-24
11:18
Paul Djobet misses three point jump shot
11:16
Caleb Foster defensive rebound
11:03
Patrick Ngongba II misses two point layup
11:01
Paul Djobet defensive rebound
10:37
Cooper Flagg personal foul
10:25
Austin Swartz misses two point layup
10:23
Patrick Ngongba II defensive rebound
10:08
+3
Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists)
10-27
9:44
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot
12-27
9:25
Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
9:23
Jalil Bethea defensive rebound
9:15
+3
Austin Swartz makes three point jump shot (Jalil Bethea assists)
15-27
8:52
+3
Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)
15-30
8:33
Jalil Bethea turnover (lost ball) (Sion James steals)
8:24
Sion James misses two point layup
8:22
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
8:16
+2
Jalil Bethea makes two point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists)
17-30
8:01
+2
Cooper Flagg makes two point layup (Sion James assists)
17-32
8:01
Brandon Johnson shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
8:01
+1
Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 1
17-33
7:50
Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
7:48
Isaiah Evans defensive rebound
7:41
Isaiah Evans misses two point layup
7:40
Hurricanes defensive rebound
7:40
TV timeout
7:15
Lynn Kidd misses two point hook shot
7:13
Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
6:54
+2
Khaman Maluach makes two point dunk (Mason Gillis assists)
17-35
6:36
Jalil Bethea turnover (lost ball)
6:20
+2
Kon Knueppel makes two point layup (Mason Gillis assists)
17-37
5:54
Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
5:52
Isaiah Evans defensive rebound
5:36
+3
Mason Gillis makes three point jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists)
17-40
5:15
Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
5:13
Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
5:03
+2
Khaman Maluach makes two point dunk (Kon Knueppel assists)
17-42
4:42
Jalen Blackmon misses three point jump shot
4:40
Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
4:26
+2
Kon Knueppel makes two point layup
17-44
4:25
Hurricanes 30 second timeout
4:25
TV timeout
4:01
Lynn Kidd misses two point layup
3:59
Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
3:48
Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
3:46
Jalen Blackmon defensive rebound
3:17
Lynn Kidd misses two point layup
3:15
Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
3:10
+2
Brandon Johnson makes two point layup
19-44
3:07
Blue Devils 30 second timeout
2:54
+3
Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)
19-47
2:29
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists)
21-47
2:08
Cooper Flagg turnover (bad pass)
1:44
+3
Jalen Blackmon makes three point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists)
24-47
1:18
Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
1:16
Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
1:11
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Brandon Johnson assists)
26-47
0:50
+3
Cooper Flagg makes three point jump shot (Caleb Foster assists)
26-50
0:29
Jalen Blackmon misses two point jump shot
0:27
Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
0:01
A.J. Staton-McCray blocks Tyrese Proctor's two point jump shot
0:00
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
MIA
Hurricanes
28
DUKE
Blue Devils
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:35
+2
Jalil Bethea makes two point floating jump shot
28-50
19:14
Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
19:12
Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
19:08
+2
Khaman Maluach makes two point tip layup
28-52
18:39
+3
Austin Swartz makes three point jump shot (Jalil Bethea assists)
31-52
18:03
Blue Devils turnover (shot clock violation)
17:44
Kon Knueppel personal foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
17:36
Khaman Maluach blocks Lynn Kidd's two point hook shot
17:34
Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
17:27
+2
Brandon Johnson makes two point layup
33-52
17:26
Blue Devils 30 second timeout
17:26
TV timeout
17:17
+2
Cooper Flagg makes two point jump shot
33-54
16:49
Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
16:47
Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
16:39
+3
Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists)
33-57
16:25
Jalil Bethea misses two point jump shot
16:23
Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
16:15
Lynn Kidd shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul)
16:15
Kon Knueppel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:15
+1
Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-58
15:53
Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
15:51
Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
15:43
Cooper Flagg turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Johnson steals)
15:37
Kon Knueppel shooting foul
15:37
TV timeout
15:37
+1
Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-58
15:37
+1
Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2
35-58
15:10
Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
15:08
A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
14:47
Paul Djobet turnover (out of bounds)
14:29
Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
14:27
Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
14:27
Lynn Kidd personal foul
14:20
Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
14:18
Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
14:12
+2
Caleb Foster makes two point driving layup
35-60
13:59
Kon Knueppel personal foul (A.J. Staton-McCray draws the foul)
13:50
Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:48
Paul Djobet offensive rebound
13:43
Sion James blocks Paul Djobet's two point jump shot
13:41
Sion James defensive rebound
13:34
+3
Cooper Flagg makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists)
35-63
13:03
Sion James blocks Austin Swartz's two point jump shot
13:01
Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
12:57
Cooper Flagg turnover (lost ball) (Austin Swartz steals)
12:49
+3
A.J. Staton-McCray makes three point jump shot (Austin Swartz assists)
38-63
12:27
Sion James turnover (bad pass) (Paul Djobet steals)
12:07
Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:05
Patrick Ngongba II defensive rebound
11:58
Caleb Foster misses two point layup
11:56
Cooper Flagg offensive rebound
11:53
Cooper Flagg misses two point tip layup
11:51
A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
11:43
Kiree Huie turnover
11:35
+2
Sion James makes two point layup
38-65
11:10
Kiree Huie misses two point jump shot
11:08
Blue Devils defensive rebound
11:08
TV timeout
10:56
A.J. Staton-McCray blocks Caleb Foster's two point layup
10:54
Caleb Foster offensive rebound
10:47
Sion James misses two point layup
10:45
Patrick Ngongba II offensive rebound
10:38
+2
Patrick Ngongba II makes two point tip layup
38-67
10:20
Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
10:18
Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
10:02
Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
10:00
Jalen Blackmon defensive rebound
9:51
+2
Jalen Blackmon makes two point jump shot
40-67
9:29
+2
Patrick Ngongba II makes two point layup (Tyrese Proctor assists)
40-69
9:05
Kiree Huie misses two point hook shot
9:03
Sion James defensive rebound
8:55
Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
8:53
Jalen Blackmon defensive rebound
8:40
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point layup
42-69
8:18
Sion James misses three point jump shot
8:16
Kiree Huie defensive rebound
7:59
A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
7:56
Blue Devils defensive rebound
7:57
TV timeout
7:47
Brandon Johnson personal foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
7:39
Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
7:37
Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
7:30
+2
Khaman Maluach makes two point jump shot
42-71
7:25
Jalil Bethea misses two point jump shot
7:23
Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
7:01
Khaman Maluach misses two point hook shot
6:59
Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
6:40
Brandon Johnson misses two point fadeaway jump shot
6:38
Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
6:22
+3
Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Darren Harris assists)
42-74
5:48
Jalil Bethea misses two point jump shot
5:46
Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
5:43
Hurricanes turnover (shot clock violation)
5:26
Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
5:26
Darren Harris offensive rebound
5:25
Darren Harris misses two point layup
5:25
Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
5:25
+2
Khaman Maluach makes two point dunk
42-76
5:08
Khaman Maluach personal foul
5:08
Khaman Maluach personal foul
5:00
Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
4:58
Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
4:46
Kon Knueppel turnover (Brandon Johnson steals)
4:43
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (Brandon Johnson assists)
44-76
4:20
Cooper Flagg turnover (traveling)
3:59
Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:57
Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
3:52
+2
Isaiah Evans makes two point driving layup (Kon Knueppel assists)
44-78
3:36
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point hook shot
46-78
3:35
TV timeout
3:35
Brandon Johnson technical foul
3:35
Caleb Foster misses technical free throw 1 of 2
3:35
+1
Caleb Foster makes technical free throw 2 of 2
46-79
3:22
+3
Mason Gillis makes three point jump shot (Caleb Foster assists)
46-82
2:59
+3
Austin Swartz makes three point jump shot (Jalil Bethea assists)
49-82
2:37
Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
2:35
Patrick Ngongba II offensive rebound
2:33
Austin Swartz personal foul
2:29
+3
Caleb Foster makes three point jump shot (Patrick Ngongba II assists)
49-85
2:14
Mason Gillis personal foul (Jalil Bethea draws the foul)
2:01
Patrick Ngongba II personal foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
1:59
+3
Jalil Bethea makes three point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists)
52-85
1:34
Jalil Bethea shooting foul (Darren Harris draws the foul)
1:34
+1
Darren Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2
52-86
1:34
Darren Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:34
Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
1:09
+2
Brandon Johnson makes two point turnaround jump shot
54-86
0:40
+3
Caleb Foster makes three point jump shot (Spencer Hubbard assists)
