The ACC used to be the superstar of basketball conferences, but now there's Duke, and everyone else, including a struggling Notre Dame program.

The ACC's issues aren't about nonconference scheduling or computer numbers. The league needs better coaches and more investment in rosters.

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg appeared to injure his left ankle after slipping under the basket and was helped to the locker room by two teammates late in the first half. He did not return.