Cooper Flagg seems to have it in himself to be a captain, as third-year Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer still hasn't confirmed any players in that leadership role for the 2024-25 Blue Devils. Entrusting Flagg with that distinction would be unprecedented for a freshman in Durham. But so is everything else about him.

Duke played as tough an opponent as it’ll face all season Wednesday night against Auburn, an opponent it could very well face again at the Final Four in San Antonio. The ninth-ranked Blue Devils took the second-ranked Tigers’ best punch and responded each time with the toughness necessary to take down previously-unbeaten Auburn in a 84-78 win at Cameron Indoor Stadium.