Though, Duke Was Trailing Louisville 38-33 At Halftime Of Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championship Saturday Duke Came Back To Win 73-62 Without Cooper Flagg

Cooper Flagg sprained his left ankle in Duke’s 78-70 win in the quarterfinal round of Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Thursday when Duke was opposing Georgia Tech. Because of that Cooper Flagg didn’t suit up when Duke knocked -off tobacco road rival North Carolina in the semifinals of Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament 74-71 where they advanced to Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championship.

Against who?

Louisville!

Though, Duke was trailing Louisville 38-33 at halftime of Duke came back to win 73-62 without Cooper Flagg.

As a team without Cooper Flagg Duke shot 44.0 % on field goals , 37% on 3 pointers , 79.2 % on free throws. Three players scored in double figures. Sion James a graduate student from Tulane was 3-7 on field goals , 2-2 on 3 pointers , 7-7 on free throws to go along with 6 rebounds , 2 assists , 15 points. Kon Knueppel was 6-12 on field goals , 0-5 on 3 pointers , 6-6 on free throws to go along with 8 rebounds , 3 assists , 2 steals , 19 points . Tyrese Proctor was 6-14 on field goals , 1-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 1 steal , 19 points.

According to espn app

Following Duke trailing Louisville 38-33 at halftime of Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championship following Duke coming back to win Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championship Saturday 73-62 Associate Head Coach Chris Carrawell had this to say!

We had to seize the moment and we did Just being around , you just know you sense those moments . Let’s go this is the time”

Following Duke trailing Louisville 38-33 at halftime of Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championship following Duke coming back to win Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championship Saturday 73-62 Tyrese Proctor who is junior guard had this to say! . We showed we’re more than Cooper ,’’ We want him to come back to straightaway. Him going out it was tough . It’s just how resilient we are , like i’ve said all year, and how together we’re

I think it’s just the trust we have in one another . We’ve got a special group . I think we all understand that early in the season . I think just the way that we go about things , day to day , is really special.’’

According to Luke Decock News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/luke-decock/article302136904.html

Following Duke trailing Louisville 38-33 at halftime of Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championship following Duke coming back to win Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championship Saturday 73-62 Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer talked about what his team’s goal is! To reach the final four with the opportunity to win a 6th National Championship. Look that’s obviously the goal, There’s no question about it . I’m not running from that either . And don’t get me wrong , that’s what we want to do. But just for us , we’ve approached this whole year , finish what’s right in front of you , and that’s the same thing

According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article302127289.html

Duke coaches, players now await the reveal of their region, seeding their opponent in the NCAA Tournament that starts next week! They will likely, probably tip off the NCAA Tournament in North Carolina’s state capital! Against who? Will find out tonight at 6:00pm on CBS!