As the entire college basketball community worried about the status of Duke phenom Cooper Flagg on Thursday afternoon, a final 20 minutes still had to be played in Charlotte. The top-ranked Blue Devils trailed Georgia Tech by five at the half in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals and would have to overcome the crushing development of not knowing if their best player would suit up again this season after a nasty left ankle sprain had him

While Duke holds its breath after Cooper Flagg's ankle sprain, Kon Knueppel's performance in the ACC quarterfinal win over Georgia Tech showed that the Blue Devils would still be plenty dangerous in the NCAA Tournament even without their best player.

Duke lost Cooper Flagg to a left ankle injury in the first half, then rallied behind freshman Kon Knueppel to defeat Georgia Tech, 78-70, in the ACC Tournament