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Duke basketball player ends against FSU

Cooper Flag from Duke Basketball left the bank in the middle of the first half in the 100-65 victory of the Blue Devils against Florida State after apparently fulfilling an eye injury. He returned to the bench before half -time, but was sitting for the last 11:27 of the first half.

Flagg returned to the line -up to start the second half and ended with 16 points, six rebounds and four assists.

Duke head coach Jon Scheyer gave an insight into the flag's eye injury after the game.

Flag, who used to drain two scratches on the right side of his face on the right side of his nose, seemed to be put in the middle of the first half. Both injuries occurred in two minutes. The second led to the rest of the half.

The projected No. 1 selection in the NBA design of 2025 and one of the favorites that wins the international of the year in College basketball achieves an average of 19.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.

He had four points, three rebounds and two assists in seven minutes against the seminols in the first half.

As part of the USA Today Network for the Fayetteeville Observer for the Fayetteville Observer, Rodd Baxley covers Observer. Follow his ACC reporting on X/Twitter or Bluesky: @Roddbaxley. Do you have any questions about these teams? Send them to rbaxley@fayobserver.com.