How many points did Cooper Flagg evaluate tonight? Duke-Kentucky Champions Classic Box Score

Cooper Flagg gave the show in his first national game on television and gave the entire college basketball world an insight into what could come for Duke basketball this year.

On Tuesday evening, the pre-season all-American all-American stopped the statistics sheet with 26 points in 9-of-19 shoots, 12 rebounds and two templates in the 77:72 defeat of Duke on Kentucky No. 6 in the Champions Classic in the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

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With the defeat, Duke remains in second place for most Champions Classic win behind Kansas, who defeated the Michigan state on Tuesday. The Blue Devils Champions Classic record against Kentucky fell to 3-2.

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In the first three games of his college career, Flag achieved an average of 19 points, 10 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, while he shoots 45.5% from the field.

Next, Flag and Duke will compete against Wfford in the Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday at 12 p.m. The Blue Devils will then apply a challenging two-game route, which will consist of a road trip to Arizona No. 8 next Friday before appearing on the Vegas Showdown on Tuesday, November 26th.

Cooper Flagg statistics against Kentucky in the Champions Classic

Here is a complete view of Flagg's box score from the Champions Classic Matchup from Tuesday evening against Kentucky:

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• FGS: 9 out of 19 (1 out of 5 out of 3)

This article originally appeared on the Fayetteville Observer: Cooper Flagg points tonight: Duke against Kentucky Champions Classic Statistics