Cooper Flagg quiets Arizona crowd as Duke aces first road test

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TUCSON, Ariz. -- Seconds after No. 12 Duke's players ran onto the floor for pregame introductions at the McKale Center on Friday night, someone in the crowd hurled a beer can in their direction.

That moment did not define the largely positive and vibrant atmosphere at the arena, where Cooper Flagg's 24-point effort led the Blue Devils to a 69-55 win over No. 17 Arizona.

But throughout the game, building security and local police gathered near Duke's tunnel and the team's family and friends section due to concerns that additional objects would be thrown from the crowd, sources told ESPN. Those same security and police personnel also entered the Arizona student…