No. 7 Duke beat Maine 96-62 in the season opener for both teams. Star freshman Cooper Flagg had 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Blue Devils.

Following the bout with Maine, Jon Scheyer, Cooper Flagg, and the Blue Devils will gear up for a home game versus Army at 6 p.m. ET Friday (ACC Network) before heading to Atlanta's State Farm Arena for a clash against fellow blueblood Kentucky, No. 23 in the AP Top 25, in the State Farm Champions Classic at 9 p.m. ET next Tuesday, Nov. 12 (ESPN).

Maliq Brown stole another Maine pass to start a breakout and got the ball to ... “I thought we were playing Duke basketball,” Scheyer said, “defending and turning it into offense, finding open people, shooting our shots with confidence.