No. 2 Duke took a different route to its latest Atlantic Coast Conference win. The Blue Devils pushed through their worst offensive day of the season to hang on down the stretch and beat Wake Forest 63-56 on Saturday.

Duke faced a challenge against Wake Forest unlike anything it has seen in nearly three months, and the second-ranked Blue Devils responded with something they hadn't done all season. Duke erased a six-point second-half deficit after switching to a 2-3 zone defense over the final nine minutes and utterly suffocated the Demon Deacons' scorers to escape with a 63-56 win,

Duke basketball had to try something in the second half to slow down surging Wake Forest. Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel hadn't experienced it.

Star freshman Cooper Flagg had 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists as second-ranked Duke pushed past Wake Forest 63-56.

Sean Paul: "The Duke Blue Devils beat awake Forest in Winston Salem. It was a low scoring rock fight between two elite defenses, but one team has Cooper Flagg and the other doesnt

Cooper Flagg recorded 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists to help rescue No. 2 Duke in a wild second half as the Blue Devils rallied to beat Wake Forest 63-56 on Saturday at Winston-Salem, N.C.

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