However, the Blue Devils suffered a harsh blow in their first postseason match. On Thursday, their superstar freshman forward Cooper Flagg suffered an ankle injury against Georgia Tech in their first game of the ACC Tournament. Minutes before the end of the first half, he went up for a rebound and came down, grabbing his ankle.

It was precisely 25 years and 4 days since the moment unanimous player of the year Kenyon Martin of No. 1-ranked Cincinnati collided with a Saint Louis player. He fractured his right leg in the first half of the Bearcats opening conference tournament game.