CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — It may have taken 31 games, but we finally found something that can slow down Cooper Flagg: A healthy whistle.
And a deserved one, at that. Because for the first time this season, against rival North Carolina on Saturday, Flagg was called for three first-half personal fouls — the latter two being offensive, including a blatant charge against standstill UNC forward Jae’Lyn Withers for his third. That sent Flagg to the pine for the final 3:18 of the first half … at which point UNC promptly rattled off a 10-2 run, which dropped a double-digit margin down to one measly point at the break.