The No. 19 Kentucky Wildcats pulled off an enormous upset Tuesday, downing No. 6 Duke 77-72 on the State Farm Champions Basic in Atlanta.
With the sport tied at 72 with simply seconds remaining, Duke freshman phenom Cooper Flagg had the ball stolen from him by Kentucky’s Otega Oweh.
The Wildcats junior was fouled on his counterattack and the following free throws ended up being the successful baskets.
Flagg would once more flip the ball over by inserting his fingers out of bounds as he tried to catch himself falling from Kentucky’s defensive strain within the far nook. The Wildcats successfully ended the sport from the free-throw line after that.
It wasn’t a fairly closing minute of regulation for the 17-year-old, however he did finish the game with 26 factors and 12 rebounds.
The remainder of the Duke workforce, nonetheless, appeared to battle all through the night time, taking pictures simply 36.5 p.c from the sector and a dismal 16.7 p.c from past the arc.
Kentucky thrived from the three comparatively, hitting 40 p.c of their pictures exterior the road. The Wildcats made 70.8 p.c of their free throws, which got here in helpful late.
It was the primary main win for this system for the reason that departure of longtime head coach John Calipari, who left for SEC rival Arkansas in April.
Duke (2-1) will head dwelling to Durham and host Wofford on Nov. 16 in what needs to be a “get proper” recreation for the Blue Devils.
Kentucky (3-0) will return to Lexington for a matchup with Lipscomb on Nov. 19, doubtless a straightforward addition to the win column as effectively.
