Reminder: We are still in the madness of March.
Houston completed a brave return against Duke to win his trip to the National Championship against Florida.
Cooper Flagg, the potential selection number 1 in the NBA draft if it decided to leave, a potential winning shot of the game was lost with less than eight seconds, and the Coupars escaped with a 70-67 victory.
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The Duke Blue Devils Cooper Flagg (2) and Duke Blue Devils Guard, Tyrese Proctor (5) react against the Houston Couchars in the semifinals of the final Male Four of the NCAA 2025 tournament in the Alamodome. (Robert Deutsch-Imagn images)
Duke led for up to 12 years in the first half, but Houston was able to reduce it to six, since none of the teams operated offensively.
But the second half was all Duke from the beginning. When the Blue Devils reached an advantage of 14 points, Houston, had a period in which seven of his eight shots were lost.
After that, however, Houston had a 10-0 race to reduce it to six with just under five minutes to the end, since DKE went out to a stretch of more than seven minutes of not hitting a shot. But, the winner of the wooden award, Flagg, drained a three with just over three minutes to do it to make it a nine -point game.
J’wan Roberts #13 and Mylik Wilson #8 of the Houston Cours react during the second half in the final Four game of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament against the Duke Blue Devils in the Alamodome on April 5, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
The former NBA star that was generally in general says that Cooper Flagg should return to Duke
However, the Cougars were not out, in fact, they had an 11-1 during the last 1:14 to finish it.
Emanuel Sharp de Houston knocked down three with 32.4 seconds to reduce its three -point deficit. Then, out of the entrance, Duke turned the ball and Houston got a dump to turn it into a game.
Tyrese Proctor de Duke lost a one and one, and a lack of back in Flagg brought Houston to the line. J’wan Roberts hit both to take the lead.
After Flagg lost a shot that would have given Duke an advantage with less than 10 seconds, Duke received a foul, and LJ Cryer knocked down both free throws to climb three points. Duke lost a final shot in the bell that would have sent them extra time, sending Duke to the national title game.
Houston scored eight points in the last 33 seconds to Duke’s Zero to complete the wild return.
The guard of Duke Blue Devils, Sion James (14), takes a rebound against the Houston Couchars Guard, Terrance Arceneaux (23) during the second half in the semifinals of the final Male Four of the NCAA 2025 tournament in Alamodome. (Scott Wachter-Imagn images)
The two teams shared the longest winning gusts in the NCAA that enter the contest: Houston is now 18 years old, while Duke broke at 15.
Flagg ended with a maximum of 27 points, but his possible last shot in a Duke uniform will be one that he would like to forget soon.
Houston faces Florida on Friday night for the national title.
