Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, Sion James and Tyrese Proctor continued their consistency for Duke basketball. But two more Blue Devils stepped up late.

Maliq Brown hadn't played for the better part of three weeks for second-ranked Duke, a shoulder injury sidelining him just as the season made a hard turn into the stretch run. His return Saturday night was perfectly timed then,

The Duke basketball squad has won four straight without junior forward Maliq Brown, an All-ACC Defensive Team selection last year as a Syracuse sophomore. And the No. 2-ranked Blue Devils have averaged 100.