Reminder – we’re nonetheless in March Insanity.
Houston accomplished a valiant comeback towards Duke to earn their journey to the nationwide championship towards Florida.
Cooper Flagg, the potential No. 1 decide within the NBA Draft if he determined to depart, missed a possible game-winning shot with lower than eight seconds left, and the Cougars escaped with a 70-67 win.
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Duke Blue Devils ahead Cooper Flagg (2) and Duke Blue Devils guard Tyrese Proctor (5) react towards the Houston Cougars within the semifinals of the boys’s Ultimate 4 of the 2025 NCAA Match on the Alamodome. (Robert Deutsch-Imagn Pictures)
Duke led by as many as 12 within the first half, however Houston was capable of lower it to 6, as neither staff acquired it fairly going offensively.
However the second half was all Duke early on. Because the Blue Devils acquired out to a game-high 14-point lead, Houston had a span the place they missed seven of their eight photographs.
After that, although, Houston went on an 10-0 run to chop it again down to 6 with slightly below 5 minutes to go, as Duke went on a seven-plus-minute stretch of not hitting a shot. However, the Wood Award winner Flagg drained a 3 with simply over three minutes to go to make it a nine-point sport.
J’Wan Roberts #13 and Mylik Wilson #8 of the Houston Cougars react throughout the second half within the Ultimate 4 sport of the NCAA Males’s Basketball Match towards the Duke Blue Devils on the Alamodome on April 05, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas. (Jamie Squire/Getty Pictures)
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The Cougars weren’t out, although – in truth, they went on an 11-1 over the ultimate 1:14 to finish it.
Houston’s Emanuel Sharp knocked down a 3 with 32.4 seconds left to chop their deficit to 3 factors. Then, off the inbound, Duke turned the ball over, and Houston acquired a putback dunk to make it a one-point sport.
Duke’s Tyrese Proctor then missed a one-and-one, and an over-the-back foul on Flagg introduced Houston to the road. J’Wan Roberts hit each to take the lead.
After Flagg missed a shot that might have given Duke a lead with lower than 10 seconds left, Duke fouled, and L.J. Cryer knocked down each free throws to go up three factors. Duke missed a ultimate shot on the buzzer that might have despatched them to extra time, sending Duke to the nationwide title sport.
Houston scored eight factors within the ultimate 33 seconds to Duke’s zero to finish the wild comeback.
Duke Blue Devils guard Sion James (14) grabs a rebound towards Houston Cougars guard Terrance Arceneaux (23) throughout the second half within the semifinals of the boys’s Ultimate 4 of the 2025 NCAA Match at Alamodome. (Scott Wachter-Imagn Pictures)
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The 2 groups shared the longest successful streaks within the NCAA coming into the competition – Houston’s is now at 18, whereas Duke’s was snapped at 15.
Flagg completed with a game-high 27 factors, however his doable final shot in a Duke uniform will likely be one he’d wish to quickly neglect.
Houston faces Florida on Friday night time for the nationwide title.
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