ACC tournament clip, schedule: How does the violation of Cooper Flagg affect Duke?

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The ACC tournament started on Tuesday with a lot of intrigue.

Can someone compete with Duke? Will the ACC produce more than three NCAA tournament teams? Can North Carolina save a disappointing season and secure a NCAA bid?

Here is what you know and what you should pay attention to at the ACC tournament, including matchups, seasons and television.

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Will Duke fight without a Cooper Flag?

Duke had his most nerve-wracking moment of the season on Thursday at his ACC tournament against Georgia Tech. Flag wasted with the blue devils and shone his ankle. His schedule for the return is unknown, but Duke trainer Jon Scheyer said this after the game when he was asked whether Flagg will play again in the ACC tournament: “It's not worth it.”

The first semester phenomenon and the alleged NBA -Draft -Pick No. 1 did justice to the enormous hype with which he arrived in Durham in a dominant season, one of the best for a newcomer to the history of Duke and ACC.

His injury will surely have an impact on the Blue Devils, but they declared admirable on Thursday to achieve an angry comeback offer from North Carolina on Friday to advance the conference title game.

Can Louisville Duke challenge?

In a down year for the ACC, Louisville is one of the other NCAA tournament locks outside the Duke. Can the cardinals in the ACC tournament finale face a challenge for the Blue Devils?

Has North Carolina played in the NCAA tournament?

It was a disappointing campaign for North Carolina, which started the season as No. 9 team, but the ACC tournament occurred on the wrong side of the NCAA tournament bubble. The Tar Heels ended strongly by winning their first two conference tournament games and only briefly became Duke in the semi -finals. But will that be enough?

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How to look at the ACC tournament

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When: March 11th to 15th

Where: Spectrum Center | Charlotte, NC

TV: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPU, Acc Network

Game plan:

Tuesday, March 11: First round

Game 1: No. 12 Notre Dame 55, No. 13 Pittsburgh 54
Game 2: No. 15 California 82, No. 10 Virginia Tech 73
Game 3: No. 14 Syracuse 66, No. 11 Florida State 62

Wednesday, March 12th: Second round

Game 4: No. 8 Georgia Tech 66, No. 9 Virginia 60
Game 5: No. 5 North Carolina 76, No. 12 Notre Dame 56
Game 6: No. 7 Stanford 78, No. 15 Cal 73
Game 7: No. 6 SMU 73, No. 14 Syracuse 53

Thursday, March 13th: quarter -finals

Game 8: No. 1 Duke 78, No. 8 Georgia Tech 70
Game 9: No. 5 UNC 68, No. 4 Wake Forest 59
Game 10: No. 2 Louisville 75, No. 7 Stanford 73
Game 11: No. 3 Clemson 57, No. 6 SMU 54

Friday, March 14th: semi -finals

Game 12: No. 1 Duke 74, No. 5 UNC 71
Game 13: No. 2 Louisville 76, No. 3 Clemson 73

Saturday, March 15th: championship game

ACC championship: No. 1 Duke against No. 2 Louisville, 8:30 p.m. | ESPN