The night before Jon Scheyer and his third Duke basketball team tallied their 12th straight victory via Saturday's 88-63 road blowout over the Boston College Eagles, the Blue Devils appeared at TD Garden to show support for a handful of the program's former players in the Boston Celtics' 121-94 home win over the Orlando Magic.

Boston Celtics forward and Duke alumnus Jayson Tatum opened up about his close relationship with Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer, saying their bond dates back to when he was a young player in Milwaukee.

Duke basketball coach Jon Scheyer is in awe of the freshman Cooper Flagg. Scheyer's sending what might be a warning to the rest of America.

The Duke Blue Devils extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 12 games, surviving Boston College’s early hot shooting and physical play to beat the Eagles behind Cooper Flagg’s 28 points.

The outlier was last weekend’s 86-78 home win against Notre Dame, which featured Flagg scoring an ACC freshman record 42 points. Duke scored the game’s first 14 points and led by 18 in the final four minutes, but frittered away nearly all of that lead as the Fighting Irish got within four late.

After a trio of home wins, the Blue Devils are back on the road to take on Boston College. In front of a roaring crowd at Conte Pavilion, Duke heads into the halftime locker room leading the Eagles 40-34.

"They brought the whole program," Banchero, who alongside Carter and the rest of the Orlando Magic (23-20) suffered a 121-94 loss to Tatum and the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics (29-12), noted about all the familiar Duke basketball faces in attendance. "So, I saw not only Coach Scheyer but strength coaches, training staff, all the players...

By the end of the game, the Blue Devils were coasting to their 12th-straight victory, but the road to get there was by no means without its bumps. The absence of Maliq Brown was acutely felt in the frontcourt — Cooper Flagg,

"I'm proud of our team tonight. I thought our second half was really good. Give Boston College a ton of credit. They came out very physical, very ready to play. And they knocked us back a little bit.

CHESTNUT HILL — With 6:24 remaining in a game Duke was already assured to win, Cooper Flagg sized up Boston College’s offense unfolding in front of him. As Dion Brown started to drive to the basket, Flagg trailed behind him.

Flagg had 28 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocked shots to help the No. 3 Blue Devils beat Boston College 88-63 for their 12th win in a row.

Flagg scored a game-high 28 points and settled down after an early injury scare and missing four of his first five shots. Chad Venning led Boston College with 19 points.