Seven games into Cooper Flagg’s college basketball career, one thing is clear. Duke is banking on him in big games. The freshman star is playing big minutes – and putting up big numbers – against the top college hoops teams while taking his foot off the gas against lesser opponents.

No. 9 Duke will host No. 2 Auburn on Wednesday in the SEC/ACC Challenge. The Blue Devils lead the all-time series against the Tigers 3-0, and this week will mark only the second meeting between the programs since the turn of the century.