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Internet reacts to Cooper Flagg’s big game vs. Arizona in Sweet 16

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated Mar 28, 2025 9:18 AM ET

Cooper Flagg continues to make the case that he is, indeed, him.

The Duke star Flagg had his best game of the NCAA Tournament thus far on Thursday night against Arizona. Flagg finished with a team-high 30 points on three triples to go along with six rebounds, seven assists, a steal, and three blocks as Duke dispatched of Arizona by a 100-93 final score.

Still just 18 years old, Flagg did it all against the Wildcats. He had some ridiculously impressive one-on-one dribble moves to create separation and score.

This was absolutely nasty from Cooper Flagg. pic.twitter.com/XSnjGDY2n8
— Esfandiar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni) March 28, 2025

He threw up a couple of impressive lob passes after putting the ball on the deck.

COOP LOBS IT TO MALUACH #MarchMadness @DukeMBB pic.twitter.com/AOqhv020xs
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 28, 2025

Flagg even beat the halftime buzzer with a wild pull-up three for the ages.

COOPER FLAGG FIRST HALF BUZZER BEATER pic.twitter.com/WV4tqYfeJ4
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 28, 2025

Needless to say, social media was in awe of the freshman’s big performance. Here is a sample of the social media reaction to Flagg’s impressive outing against Arizona.

NBA GMs everywhere are pulling their starters for the rest of the year after this Cooper Flagg buzzer beater

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— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) March 28, 2025

Cooper Flagg delivering on that generational billing. Bright lights not fazing him. An entire franchise goes from irrelevancy to must see TV the moment he gets drafted
— IKD (@ESPNneedsIKD) March 28, 2025

The way Cooper Flagg takes over games is so damn impressive. There have been multiple games this year where you can see he flips the "We aren't losing" switch and just takes over.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) March 28, 2025

Cooper Flagg. Best player in the country.
— Evan Miyakawa (@EvanMiya) March 28, 2025

Already seen as the consensus No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft, the ACC Player of the Year Flagg entered play on Thursday with averages of 18.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game this season. Making matters even more impressive is that Flagg is just two weeks removed from a scary ankle injury that he suffered in the ACC Tournament against Georgia Tech.

Flagg also battled through an eye injury during Duke’s Round of 32 game against Baylor. But it will definitely take a lot more than that to stop one of the best college prospects that we have seen in a very long time now, especially with Duke now headed to their fifth Elite Eight in the last eight seasons.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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