Cooper Flagg 'doing better' but still out Saturday, Jon Scheyer says
CHARLOTTE, NC -- Duke survived a ferocious finish against rival North Carolina with a 74-71 win to advance to the ACC tournament championship game, but the Blue Devils won't have star Cooper Flagg for the game, head coach Jon Scheyer confirmed Friday.
Flagg left Thursday's win over Georgia Tech late in the first half after rolling his ankle, and Scheyer said the star freshman has a severe sprain that will keep him out of Saturday's title matchup against Louisville.
"He's doing better," Scheyer said. "All the imaging came back negative, but he sprained it pretty good. It's a good sprain. I'm not breaking any news. He's not going to play [Saturday]."
Duke likely has a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament locked up regardless of Saturday's outcome, putting the onus on getting Flagg healthy for the Blue Devils' first game there -- something Scheyer said he's optimistic about.
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