Duke rules out Flagg, Brown for ACC tournament tilt vs. UNC

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Top-ranked Duke won't have star freshman Cooper Flagg for Friday night's ACC tournament semifinal against rival North Carolina, with the Blue Devils officially ruling him out about 2 hours before tipoff in Charlotte, N.C.

Flagg rolled his left ankle in the first half of Duke's 78-70 quarterfinal win against Georgia Tech on Thursday. He hobbled off the court before heading to the locker room, then returned to the bench for the second half but didn't play again.

It was considered a long shot that he'd face the Tar Heels, coach Jon Scheyer had said. The 6-foot-9 Flagg was already dealing with swelling after the Georgia Tech game and Scheyer said he'd "have to be really…