While Duke did cut down the nets in Newark, it wasn’t due to a tour-de-force performance from Cooper Flagg. Instead, Kon Knueppel and Khaman Maluach took over.

The player pool at this year's Final Four shows there's more than one way to build a roster these days. The question is who did it best among the teams that are left.

As the NCAA Tournament gets underway, several top prospects will be in the spotlight. And scouts have varying opinions on many of them.

With Duke being tested by Arizona, Cooper Flagg needed to take control. And that's what he did in leading the Blue Devils to the brink of Final Four.

The nation's highest-scoring offense was no match for Duke's defense and size. The Blue Devils will be the favorites to cut down the nets in San Antonio.

Duke stud Cooper Flagg put on a skills clinic and overcame an onslaught from Arizona and Caleb Love, finishing with 30 points, six rebounds and seven assists in a 100-93 NCAA Tournament victory that pulled the Blue Devils within one win of the Final Four.

Duke freshman star Cooper Flagg looked comfortable and unbothered in his NCAA Tournament debut as he returned from a sprained ankle.

Philadelphia 76ers rookie and Duke alum Jared McCain has a bold prediction for how far the Blue Devils can go in the 2025 NCAA tournament. "2025 national champs is how far we'll go," McCain told B/R in an interview before attending No. 1 Duke's Sweet 16 matchup against No. 4 Arizona on Thursday.

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