His teammate, Tyrese Proctor, caught the ball as it was careening out of bounds. His momentum was carrying him to the boundary line along with the ball. Another second and he’s probably turning the ball over back to NC State with a chance to tie the game or cut into the lead potentially.

While the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team is mostly known for their star guard in freshman Cooper Flagg, it was fellow first-year player Kon Knueppel who made the play of the game on Monday night.

Duke basketball’s Kon Knueppel has a special connection to N.C. State. Knueppel, who had 19 points and six rebounds in the second-ranked Blue Devils' 74-64 win agains