Duke played down a man — or two — for most of February and the first two games of March. For the final regular-season game at UNC, the Blue Devils had all players available.

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Flagg added 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists despite first-half foul trouble for the Blue Devils, who went 19-1 in ACC play.

Maliq Brown hadn't played for the better part of three weeks for second-ranked Duke, a shoulder injury sidelining him just as the season made a hard turn into the stretch run. His return Saturday night was perfectly timed then,

Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, Sion James and Tyrese Proctor continued their consistency for Duke basketball. But two more Blue Devils stepped up late.

When Duke star forward Maliq Brown dislocated his left shoulder on Feb. 17 vs. Virginia, the Blue Devils were worried about losing Brown for the rest of the regular season or even for the NCAA tournament.