Cooper Flagg dominated the start of both halves on Saturday as No. 4 Duke defeated SMU 89-62 while playing on the road with coach Jon Scheyer at home due to illness. Flagg scored

As a newcomer to the ACC with a new head coach and largely rebuilt roster through the transfer portal, few knew what to expect from Andy Enfield’s SMU team this season. The Mustangs had their best start in five seasons before the conference’s top team came to Moody Coliseum for the first time since 1977.

Tyrese Proctor and Kon Knueppel each had 14 points for the Blue Devils, which had a 42-24 advantage in points in the paint.