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Red Flagg? Duke star's status clouds opener vs. Mount St. Mary's

RALEIGH, N.C. -- There has been plenty of waiting this week for Duke, the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament's East Region. Much of that pertains to the status of freshman forward Cooper Flagg, who has missed the Blue Devils' last 2 1/2 games after suffering an ankle injury during the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Then Duke (31-3) had to wait to learn who its first-round opponent would be. Turns out the Blue Devils will face No. 16 seed Mount St. Mary's on Friday afternoon at Raleigh, N.C. The Mountaineers (23-12) defeated American 83-72 in the First Four on Wednesday night in Dayton, Ohio.