Duke Blue Devils vs. North Carolina Tar Heels

Mar 8, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
DUKE	43	39	82
UNC	42	27	69

Game Recap

Knueppel, Flagg help No. 2 Duke pull away late to beat rival UNC 82-69. Freshman Kon Knueppel scored 17 points to help No. 2 Duke beat rival North Carolina 82-69 on Saturday night and clinch the outright Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title.

Player Stats

DUKE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Cooper Flagg	29	6-15	1-4	2-2	9	6	0	4	3	3	15
9Khaman Maluach	21	1-3	0-0	0-0	9	0	1	0	1	0	2
7Kon Knueppel	39	7-10	3-6	0-0	2	3	1	0	3	1	17
5Tyrese Proctor	29	6-10	2-4	2-3	2	0	0	0	2	2	16
14Sion James	35	6-8	0-0	4-5	8	1	3	0	3	3	16
6Maliq Brown	16	3-4	2-3	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	3	8
18Mason Gillis	11	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
21Patrick Ngongba II	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Isaiah Evans	9	0-1	0-0	3-3	2	0	0	0	1	1	3
1Caleb Foster	9	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2
TOTAL	-	31-5556.4%	9-1947.4%	11-1384.6%	36	14	5	5	14	14	82

NORTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Ty Claude	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24Jae'Lyn Withers	26	3-10	1-5	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	1	7
9Drake Powell	35	2-6	1-4	2-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	7
3Elliot Cadeau	20	3-9	1-2	0-0	2	2	3	1	2	2	7
4RJ Davis	34	7-15	4-9	2-2	3	3	1	0	2	2	20
22Ven-Allen Lubin	29	5-8	0-0	1-1	6	0	1	1	1	0	11
13Jalen Washington	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
11Ian Jackson	19	3-6	1-4	1-2	0	1	1	0	0	3	8
7Seth Trimble	26	1-9	1-3	4-4	4	1	2	0	1	2	7

TOTAL	-	25-6439.1%	9-2733.3%	10-1190.9%	22	8	9	2	6	11	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfDUKEUNC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Duke.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by North Carolina.
+2 (19:29) Kon Knueppel made Jumper.
20
(19:08) RJ Davis Turnover.
(19:08) Khaman Maluach Steal.
(19:05) Tyrese Proctor missed Layup.
(19:05) Elliot Cadeau Block.
(19:04) Duke Offensive Rebound.
+3 (19:02) Cooper Flagg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kon Knueppel.
50
+2 (18:37) Elliot Cadeau made Layup.
52
(18:19) Cooper Flagg missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:15) Jae'Lyn Withers Defensive Rebound.
(17:58) Elliot Cadeau Turnover.
(17:58) Kon Knueppel Steal.
(17:52) Foul on Elliot Cadeau.
(17:52) Sion James missed Free Throw.
(17:52) Duke Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:52) Sion James made Free Throw.
62
(17:44) Elliot Cadeau missed Jumper.
(17:41) Cooper Flagg Defensive Rebound.
(17:33) Cooper Flagg missed Jumper.
(17:31) Elliot Cadeau Defensive Rebound.
(17:23) Elliot Cadeau Turnover.
(17:23) Sion James Steal.
+2 (17:18) Sion James made Layup. Assisted by Cooper Flagg.
82
+3 (16:58) Drake Powell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elliot Cadeau.
85
(16:26) Sion James Turnover.
(16:26) Elliot Cadeau Steal.
(16:11) Elliot Cadeau missed Layup.
(16:10) Duke Defensive Rebound.
(16:04) Kon Knueppel Turnover.
(16:04) Drake Powell Steal.
(15:49) Foul on Cooper Flagg.
+1 (15:49) Drake Powell made Free Throw.
86
+1 (15:49) Drake Powell made Free Throw.
87
(15:42) Foul on Drake Powell.
(15:36) Kon Knueppel Turnover.
(15:36) Seth Trimble Steal.
(15:21) Seth Trimble missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:18) Sion James Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:09) Sion James made Jumper.
107
(15:09) Foul on Ian Jackson.
+1 (15:09) Sion James made Free Throw.
117
+3 (14:51) RJ Davis made Three Point Jumper.
1110
(14:29) Isaiah Evans Turnover.
(14:19) Ian Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:15) Sion James Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:03) Kon Knueppel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maliq Brown.
1410
(13:46) Foul on Isaiah Evans.
+1 (13:46) Seth Trimble made Free Throw.
1411
+1 (13:46) Seth Trimble made Free Throw.
1412
+3 (13:31) Kon Knueppel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maliq Brown.
1712
(13:02) Seth Trimble missed Jumper.
(12:59) Maliq Brown Defensive Rebound.
(12:53) Foul on Cooper Flagg.
(12:53) Cooper Flagg Turnover.
+2 (12:35) Ian Jackson made Layup.
1714
+3 (12:15) Tyrese Proctor made Three Point Jumper.
2014
(12:04) RJ Davis missed Jumper.
(11:59) Isaiah Evans Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:54) Kon Knueppel made Layup.
2214
+3 (11:30) Ian Jackson made Three Point Jumper.
2217
(11:10) Tyrese Proctor missed Layup.
(11:06) Khaman Maluach Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:06) Khaman Maluach made Two Point Tip Shot.
2417
(11:02) Foul on Mason Gillis.
+1 (11:02) Seth Trimble made Free Throw.
2418
+1 (11:02) Seth Trimble made Free Throw.
2419
+2 (10:48) Sion James made Layup.
2619
(10:25) Jae'Lyn Withers missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:22) Tyrese Proctor Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:00) Tyrese Proctor made Three Point Jumper.
2919
+2 (9:42) Jalen Washington made Layup. Assisted by Elliot Cadeau.
2921
+2 (9:21) Tyrese Proctor made Layup.
3121
(8:56) Seth Trimble missed Jumper.
(8:53) Sion James Defensive Rebound.
(8:39) Foul on Ian Jackson.
+1 (8:39) Tyrese Proctor made Free Throw.
3221
+1 (8:39) Tyrese Proctor made Free Throw.
3321
(8:18) Jae'Lyn Withers missed Jumper.
(8:15) Isaiah Evans Defensive Rebound.
(8:09) Foul on Elliot Cadeau.
+1 (8:09) Isaiah Evans made Free Throw.
3421
+1 (8:09) Isaiah Evans made Free Throw.
3521
+1 (8:09) Isaiah Evans made Free Throw.
3621
(7:52) Jae'Lyn Withers missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:49) Maliq Brown Defensive Rebound.
(7:43) Foul on Maliq Brown.
(7:43) Maliq Brown Turnover.
(7:32) Foul on Maliq Brown.
+2 (7:23) Jae'Lyn Withers made Layup.
3623
(7:02) Kon Knueppel missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:58) RJ Davis Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:56) RJ Davis made Three Point Jumper.
3626
+3 (6:29) Mason Gillis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kon Knueppel.
3926
(6:02) Foul on Tyrese Proctor.
+1 (6:02) RJ Davis made Free Throw.
3927
+1 (6:02) RJ Davis made Free Throw.
3928
(5:34) Tyrese Proctor missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:31) Ven-Allen Lubin Defensive Rebound.
(5:26) RJ Davis missed Layup.
(5:23) Tyrese Proctor Defensive Rebound.
(5:20) Kon Knueppel missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:18) Duke Offensive Rebound.
(5:14) Cooper Flagg missed Jumper.
(5:11) Jae'Lyn Withers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:05) Jae'Lyn Withers made Layup.
3930
+2 (4:47) Cooper Flagg made Jumper.
4130
(4:20) Drake Powell missed Layup.
(4:16) Khaman Maluach Defensive Rebound.
(4:09) Isaiah Evans missed Layup.
(4:09) Drake Powell Defensive Rebound.
(4:09) Ven-Allen Lubin Block.
(4:01) Seth Trimble missed Layup.
(3:58) Ven-Allen Lubin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:58) Ven-Allen Lubin made Two Point Tip Shot.
4132
(3:43) Sion James Turnover.
(3:43) Seth Trimble Steal.
(3:36) Drake Powell missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:33) Cooper Flagg Defensive Rebound.
(3:18) Foul on Cooper Flagg.
(3:18) Cooper Flagg Turnover.
+2 (2:58) Ven-Allen Lubin made Layup. Assisted by Jae'Lyn Withers.
4134
(2:58) Foul on Sion James.
+1 (2:58) Ven-Allen Lubin made Free Throw.
4135
(2:44) Mason Gillis missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:40) Ven-Allen Lubin Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:21) RJ Davis made Three Point Jumper.
4138
(1:55) Sion James Turnover.
(1:55) Ian Jackson Steal.
+2 (1:49) RJ Davis made Layup.
4140
(1:40) Foul on Seth Trimble.
(1:33) Foul on RJ Davis.
+1 (1:33) Sion James made Free Throw.
4240
+1 (1:33) Sion James made Free Throw.
4340
(1:20) Jae'Lyn Withers missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:17) Khaman Maluach Defensive Rebound.
(1:05) Tyrese Proctor missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:01) Seth Trimble Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:41) RJ Davis made Jumper.
4342
(0:09) Sion James missed Layup.
(0:05) Khaman Maluach Offensive Rebound.
(0:05) Khaman Maluach missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(0:04) Ven-Allen Lubin Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) RJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Khaman Maluach Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

DUKE

UNC

82Points69

31-55(56.4%)Field Goal(%)25-64(39.1%)

9-19(47.4%)3-Point(%)9-27(33.3%)

11-13(84.6%)Free Throw(%)10-11(90.9%)

39(7)Rebounds(Offensive)26(8)

14Assists8

5Steals9

5Blocks2

14Turnovers6

14(0)Fouls(Technical)11(0)

15Largest Lead7

Game Details

Saturday, March 8, 2025 · 6:45 PM

Dean E. Smith Center · Chapel Hill, NC

attendance: 21,750 (100%)

tv: ESPN