Cooper Flagg continues to make the case that he is, indeed, him.
The Duke star Flagg had his best game of the NCAA Tournament thus far on Thursday night against Arizona. Flagg finished with a team-high 30 points on three triples to go along with six rebounds, seven assists, a steal, and three blocks as Duke dispatched of Arizona by a 100-93 final score.
Still just 18 years old, Flagg did it all against the Wildcats. He had some ridiculously impressive one-on-one dribble moves to create separation and score.
He threw up a couple of impressive lob passes after putting the ball on the deck.
Flagg even beat the halftime buzzer with a wild pull-up three for the ages.
Needless to say, social media was in awe of the freshman’s big performance. Here is a sample of the social media reaction to Flagg’s impressive outing against Arizona.
Already seen as the consensus No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft, the ACC Player of the Year Flagg entered play on Thursday with averages of 18.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game this season. Making matters even more impressive is that Flagg is just two weeks removed from a scary ankle injury that he suffered in the ACC Tournament against Georgia Tech.
Flagg also battled through an eye injury during Duke’s Round of 32 game against Baylor. But it will definitely take a lot more than that to stop one of the best college prospects that we have seen in a very long time now, especially with Duke now headed to their fifth Elite Eight in the last eight seasons.
