Cooper Flagg missed the final 11:27 of the first half in No. 2 Duke's 100-65 win over Florida State on Saturday after taking a pair of blows to the face. But the freshman phenom returned in the second half and finished with 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting to avoid losing any ground in the national player of the year race.

Duke forward Cooper Flagg was poked in the eye by FSU guard Bostyn Holt, and he'd go to the ground before going to the bench. The incident occurred with around 11:27 remaining in

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg returned to the Blue Devils' 100-65 victory over Florida State after leaving in the first half following a hard foul when he was poked in the eye, and after the win, coach Jon Scheyer described the injury as a bruised eyelid.