The No. 2 Duke Blue Devils were trailing 37-33 at halftime, and had looked a bit out sorts against rival NC State at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham on Monday night. Just two days after a big win over Wake Forest,

Cooper Flagg scored 23 of his 28 points in the second half as No. 2 Duke rallied past North Carolina State to win 74-64 on Monday night in Durham, N.C.

The 6-foot-9 Flagg scored 42 points to set a conference freshman single-game scoring record Saturday, helping fourth-ranked Duke beat Notre Dame 86-78. It was a performance that put the preseason Associated Press All-American alongside some prominent names in the history of the blue-blood program and its longtime league home.