Louisville held off a late rally themselves in their semifinal against Clemson ultimately prevailing 76-73. Terrence Edwards Jr. led the Cardinals with 21 points with J’Vonne Hadley chipping in 20 and nine rebounds. Louisville has never won the ACC Championship.

This affiliate content is not influenced by our advertising relationships, but AP and Data Skrive might earn commissions from our partners’ links in this content.

Duke coach Jon Scheyer announced Cooper Flagg would not play in Saturday's ACC Tournament Championship Game against the winner of Louisville vs. Clemson. "I'm not breaking any new

UNC lost to Duke for a third time this season Friday – this time in the ACC Tournament Semifinals. Hubert and RJ Davis spoke to the media afterwards.

While the focus will undoubtedly skew toward Duke — with or without Cooper Flagg — UNC, Clemson and Louisville are coming off thrilling finishes in their own quarterfinals.

North Carolina forward Jae'Lyn Withers committed a lane violation with 4.1 seconds left that negated a tying free throw in the Tar Heels' loss to No. 1 Duke in the ACC Tournament.