Cooper Flagg assists Duke in creating history in their first-ever NCAA Tournament match. Written by Chris Phelps Updated at 4:26 PM on March 21, 2025 by Athlon Sports Cooper Flagg, a freshman star, suffered an ankle injury in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals, giving the Duke Blue Devils a serious scare. Duke easily won the conference tournament even though Flagg was out for the rest of it. Prior to the 2025 NCAA Tournament’s opening round,
Flagg’s health was in doubt. However, Duke, the top seed, defeated Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers, the 16th seed, 93-49, in the opening round on Friday, allowing him to give it a go. At the time of writing, the Blue Devils’ 44-point victory was by far the tournament’s largest victory. However,
Duke was able to win and set a new record thanks to Flagg’s assistance in his first NCAA Tournament appearance. Duke’s 44-point victory is the seventh time in program history that a college basketball team has won the NCAA Tournament by 40 points or more. When Duke trounced the No. 16 seed Hampton Pirates 87-45 in the opening round in 2011, it was the last time they had a 40-point victory. Kyrie Irving was the team’s point guard and coach was Mike Krzyzewsk
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