ATLANTA — Kentucky has a coach with a clipboard who knows how to use it. New Wildcats head man Mark Pope made all the right decisions down the stretch of a 77-72 win over No. 6 Duke that will have Big Blue Nation falling even further in love with him.

Cooper Flagg rattles off 26 points and 12 boards in Duke's loss to Kentucky.

Flagg and the No. 6 Duke Blue Devils took on the No. 19 Kentucky Wildcat s on Tuesday night. The 17-year-old (just making sure you all know he's 17 years old), honestly had an outstanding outing. He came away with 26 points,

Kentucky basketball guard Kerr Kriisas got honest about facing Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils for the first time in 2024-25.

Cooper Flagg made several heroic plays for the Duke Blue Devils during his 26-point outing against the Kentucky Wildcats on Tuesday night, but two late turnovers handed the SEC program a 77-72 victory

The No. 19 Kentucky Wildcats pulled off a massive upset Tuesday, downing No. 6 Duke 77-72 at the State Farm Champions Classic in Atlanta. With the game tied at 72 with just seconds remaining, Duke freshman phenom Cooper Flagg had the ball stolen from him by Kentucky's Otega Oweh.

One of the biggest matchups of the non-conference slate in college basketball lived up to the hype on Tuesday night. Kentucky took down Duke 77-72 at the State Farm Champions Classic in Atlanta, pulling off the upset to get to 3-0 in Mark Pope’s first season as head coach.

Flagg finishes with 26 points and 12 rebounds, but two turnovers in the final minute help Kentucky secure a 77-72 win.