No. 2 Duke beat Wake Forest for the 13th consecutive win – Black Belt News Network

Cooper Flag recorded 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists to help save Duke number 2 in a tumultuous second half when the Blue Devils gathered to beat Wake Forest 63-56 on Saturday in Winston-Syleham, NC KON Knueppel added 15 points, and Mason Gilis had 11 points from the bench like the Blue Devils (17-2, 9-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) extended their winning series to 13 games. Wake Forest (15-5, 7-2) interrupted a series of six wins, which was the longest in 20 years. Freshman Juk Harris scored 14 points from the bench, and Hunter Salis gave 12 points, but this left about seven points below the average for the season. Wake Forest failed to overcome 37.3% shooting from a game. This includes 3-for-threesomes in the first loss of his first loss in 11 home games this season. Duke uses a 14-2 blow to lead at 53-47 with 3:54 to the end after a pair of flag penalty. Procter’s troika made the score 56-49, and the second troika of Gilis in the extension led to 58-52. Wake Forest beat Duke 23-4 in the first 10 minutes of the second half, leading 45-39 forward and exciting the majority of the sale. But these visions of home disappointment of the blue devils for the second consecutive season faded. Duke was finally not traced to a Knupel basket and a threesome of Gilis. The Blue Devils led 48-47 after a flag strike at 5:44. Wake Forest scored the first seven points of the second half in less than three minutes, turning the trend of a sluggish attack. Salis had the first five of these points and Demon Deacons continued to pour it. Only more than 10 minutes after the start of the game, Duke led by 16-6. Wake Forest started the game 3-14 from the field. Knupel accumulated 12 points in the first half, while the Blue Devils led 35-22 on the break after Salis in the siren. Demon Deacons fired 29.6% of the game and 6-to-12 in penalty kicks in halftime, missing all their nine attempts for 3 points. Demon Deacons were injured by two early Tre’von Spillers fouls. He finished with nine points. –Media at the field level