Duke Blue Devils men’s basketball avoided a rebellion against North Carolina State on Monday night, 74-64, in one of the most chaotic matches of the season.
The game contained a 23-point performance from the second half from sensational beginner Cooper Flagg along with two stops in the game over apparent health problems.
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Duke’s Khaman Maluach, #9, is helped by the staff after being ill during the second half of a NCAA College Basketball match against North Carolina State in Durham, North Carolina, Monday, January 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
First, Duke Center Khaman Maluach threw up on baseball during a spectacle in the second half. The video showed the 7-foot-2 big man standing in the most important hanging over so it loose. He slowly walked away from the track and later left the benchmate.
“He wasn’t sick, it was just he cramped, chugged a lot of Gatorade quickly,” said Blue Devil’s head coach Jon Scheyer. “And that’s what happened when he threw up. But I just think it is talking to (his) character. He did what he could to get back in the game. Of course he drank too much there.”

Duke’s Khaman Maluach, #9, responds after a spectacle in the first half of a NCAA College Basketball Camp against North Carolina State in Durham, North Carolina, Monday, January 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
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Then a member of the Cameron Crazie’s students’ section needed help when she apparently fainted during the game. Emergency staff helped carry the woman out of the living area and out of court.
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Duke spokesman Kyle Serba said the tab had overheated and was treated at Cameron Indoor Stadium before heading out on his own.
Flagg finished the game with 28 points in the win. Fellow -Nydhe jokes Konnukppel added 19.

Duke’s Cooper Flagg, #2, head coach with High-Fives Jon Scheyer, on the right, in the second half of a NCAA College Basketball match against North Carolina State in Durham, North Carolina, Monday, January 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
Duke has won 14 straight matches and improved to 18-2 overall and 10-0 against ACC opponents.