Maliq Brown has played a key role in Duke’s defensive prowess this season. The 6-9 forward suffered a knee injury during Duke’s win over Notre Dame on Saturday.

Duke basketball's Maliq Brown exited the Blue Devils' win against Notre Dame with a knee injury. Here's what Jon Scheyer said about Brown's status.

That's not all. Flagg also became the first Duke basketball talent to record at least 35 points, five rebounds, and five assists in any game since his head coach, Jon Scheyer, dropped 36 points, eight rebounds, and nine assists in a home win over Gardner-Webb on Dec. 15, 2009.

The SMU game is the first game Scheyer, who is in his third season as Duke’s head coach, missed since taking over the program following Mike Krzyzewski’s retirement in 2022. He never missed a game during his Duke playing career from 2006-10, when he appeared in 144 games.

Duke basketball's Maliq Brown, one of the Blue Devils' best defenders, was injured against Notre Dame. Here's what Jon Scheyer said about the injury.

Duke coach Jon Scheyer didn’t travel with the team to Dallas due to illness. Associate head coach Chris Carrawell took Scheyer’s spot on the bench as acting head coach at Moody Coliseum.

Duke will be without a key rotation piece for the next several weeks as forward Maliq Brown is set to miss “an extended period of time,” Jon Scheyer announced Monday morning. Scheyer announced the news on the ACC teleconference,

Duke forward Maliq Brown, who sprained his knee in Saturday's win over Notre Dame, will miss "an extended period of time" -- weeks -- Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer said Monday.

Duke will be without forward Maliq Brown for "an extended period of time," head coach Jon Scheyer told reporters on Monday morning. Brown sprained his knee in the first half of Duke's 86-78 win against Notre Dame on Saturday.