On Tuesday night, No. 4 Duke dominated Pitt start-to-finish at the historic Cameron Indoor Stadium, winning 76-47. The Panthers did not score in the final 7:59 of the game, after trailing for most of the matchup. Duke ended the dominant victory on an 18-0 run.

The goal of any top-ranked college basketball team is, of course, to win a national championship, something Duke is well-equipped to do this season. However, it seems this year’s Blue Devils have enacted a separate goal — to impose their will on the rest of the ACC.

The Blue Devils’ dominant defense was again on point against Pittsburgh, and freshmen Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel were active on offense.

But there’s a catch: it was only part of an astonishing performance by Cooper Flagg that helped propel Duke to a 76-47 win. Flagg picked up two early fouls and spent a fair amount of the first half on the bench as a result.

The Pitt Panthers faced their best opponent of the season in No. 4 Duke and struggled throughout their road matchup, losing in a blowout, 76-47. Pitt (12-3 overall, 3-1 ACC) dropped their first ACC game of the season in the defeat to the Blue Devisl (13-2 overall,

Early in the second half of Pitt’s 76-47 loss to Duke on Tuesday night, Blue Devils freshman Cooper Flagg — burdened by three fouls — intercepted a pass from Jaland Lowe. Going coast-to-coast and approaching the basket from the left side of the lane,