An awesome efficiency within the second half fueled a Duke Cooper Flagg, handed by Georgia Tech within the Thursday of the ACC event in Charlotte.
No. 1 Blue Devils (29-Three) has discovered the firing tempo within the final 20 minutes after a poor half that introduced the path to a 78-70 victory over the yellow jackets (17-16).
Duke accomplished the return from the second half with out Flagg’s companies, which left the sport late within the first half, after hurting his ankle after a return.
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With Blue Devils, Flagg took a return and landed. After spending time on the bench, receiving therapy, he left for the Duke locker, needing help.
Flagg was taken for added examination and radiographs in a wheelchair by the medical employees and subsequently led “uncertain” to return.
Originally of the second half, Flagg got here out of the Duke locker room that didn’t put on a boot and able to strolling by itself. He would discover a place on Blue Devils’ Blue Devils, the place he’ll watch the remainder of the sport.
Duke’s head coach Jon Scheyer mentioned Flagg had suffered an ankle sprain and that X -radiographs had been adverse. He didn’t say when Flagg would play once more, besides that they are going to decide their situation earlier than, after seeing how unhealthy the swelling is.
Flagg solely recorded two factors on the capturing of 1 in 7 earlier than its harm.
Duke drew Georgia Tech 31-26 on the half after shedding the primary 13 Three-point makes an attempt and left with 36.7% of the sphere. All this has modified within the final 20 minutes wherein they exceeded the yellow jackets 52-39 and completed the sport capturing 23.Three% of the Three-point vary and 43.5% of the sphere.
Kon Kon Kon Kon drove all 28 -point gamers. Khaman Maluach and Isaia Evans added each 14 factors for Blue Devils.
It’s anticipated that Flagg, aged 18, would be the alternative no. 1 within the NBA undertaking in June. In his season of Boboc with Duke, he was named ACC participant of the 12 months, ACC Rookie of the 12 months and voted all-acc within the first workforce and all-defensive and All-Freshman groups.
Duke will face the winner Wake Forest and North Carolina in Friday semifinal.