Cooper Flagg’s historic game carries Blue Devils

A few possessions into Duke’s game against Notre Dame, Cooper Flagg noticed something on offense: The Irish were leaving him wide open in the corner. Over and over he did, and it’s exactly what Duke needed against a pesky opponent. Flagg poured in an ACC freshman record 42 points, including four key free throws in the final minute, four 3-pointers and another sensational dunk, to help the Blue Devils hold off the Irish 86-78 on Saturday afternoon at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Clayton scores 31, Ohio knocks off Northern Illinois 108-70

AP) — AJ Clayton's 31 points led Ohio over Northern Illinois 108-70 on Saturday. Clayton shot 10 of 12 from the field, including 9 for 10 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 4 from the line for the Bobcats (9-6, 3-0 Mid-American Conference). Jackson Paveletzke added 19 points while finishing 9 of 10 from the floor while they also had five assists.

Louisville edges Pitt 82-78

Pitt dropped a tough ACC battle to Louisville, 82-78, at the Petersen Events Center on Saturday afternoon. The Panthers held a narrow 73-72 advantage with three minutes remaining following a Zack Austin three-pointer, but Louisville outscored Pitt 10-5 down the stretch thanks to eight important points from senior guard Reyne Smith down the stretch, as the Panthers had no answer for the sharpshooting guard or the rest of the Louisville offense in the closing minutes. In fact, Pitt had very few stretches of play with good defense in this one.

No. 2 Auburn rallies past South Carolina 66-63, standout Johni Broome exits with left ankle injury

Tahaad Pettiford assisted on Dylan Cardwell's go-ahead dunk and converted two free throws with 4.4 seconds remaining as No. 2 Auburn overcame an injury to leading scorer Johni Broom and rallied to beat South Carolina 66-63 on Saturday. With Auburn trailing by a point with 90 seconds remaining, Pettiford fed Cardwell for a dunk to give the Tigers (15-1, 3-0 SEC) a 64-63 lead. Pettiford sealed the win with a pair of free throws in the final seconds and finished with 15 points.