Top-ranked Duke has ruled out Cooper Flagg and Maliq Brown for Friday night's game against rival North Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament because of injuries.The team announced the status for each player a little less than two hours before tipoff of their semifinal matchup with the rival Tar Heels.

Duke basketball's Maliq Brown, one of the Blue Devils' best defenders, was injured vs. Georgia Tech. Here's what we know.

On Thursday, Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer seemed optimistic about the 6-foot-9 Virginia native's March Madness status, albeit not as much for the regular season finale at the UNC Tar Heels (20-11, 13-6 ACC), tipping at 6:30 p.m. ET Saturday (ESPN).