What began with 15 teams has dwindled to two in Charlotte, North Carolina, as the ACC Tournament bracket has chewed up and spit out 13 others to leave us with No. 1 seed Duke and No. 3 seed Clemson with only Saturday's title game remaining.

After some late-game drama in both ACC semifinal matchups on Friday night, the Louisville Cardinals outlasted the Clemson Tigers to secure their first-ever ACC

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Analyzing Saturday’s Louisville vs. Duke odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

Top-ranked Duke played without Cooper Flagg and Maliq Brown in its win against rival North Carolina in the Atlantic Conference Tournament because of injuries.

So there's no great reason for Cooper Flagg to play Friday against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament semifinals one day after spraining his left ankle in a win over Georgia Tech. A potential Flagg absence would be good for a UNC team desperately in need of a Q1 win,

Duke men's basketball finds itself two wins away from claiming its second ACC tournament championship in the last three years. But to play for the title, the top-ranked Blue Devils will first need to take down rival North Carolina on Friday night in the ACC semifinals at the Spectrum Center — likely without leading scorer Cooper Flagg.