Duke loses to Houston in Final 4
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The what ifs from Duke’s 70-67 national semifinal loss to the Cougars will haunt Blue Devil coaches, players and fans for decades.
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the Cougars’ 14-point comeback in the second half to eliminate the Blue Devils and advance to Monday’s title game.
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USA TODAY College Sports Wire on MSNDuke basketball makes March Madness statistical history with Final Four collapseDuke became the first team to lose in the NCAA Tournament despite a better FG%, fewer turnovers, and more free-throw attempts, assists, and steals.
Houston erased a 6-point deficit in the final 33 seconds to stun Duke and deny the Blue Devils a shot at the national championship.
Look, the Cougars, of course, deserve a ton of respect for the way they played down the stretch. They scored when they had to and defended their hearts out. This loss was all on Duke, though, and their collapse was celebrated by all college basketball fans on X.
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Duke Blue Devils star Cooper Flagg was called for a foul late in their loss to the Houston Cougars on Saturday night. But fans contested that it was a ticky-tack call.
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Duke vs. Alabama: Breaking down men's Elite Eight matchupNEWARK, N.J. — Before Cooper Flagg takes his skills to pro basketball, most likely in the next ... Against BYU, those shots went down, but against Duke’s length and ability to pressure the ball, if the buckets aren’t falling, it could be a long ...
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A lot of the Duke record books are littered with players named Williams. Jay Williams was already discussed, and Mark Williams has the highest career box plus/minus (11.8) in Duke history. Sheldon Williams was pretty good, too. The big man is by far Duke's best shot blocker (422), and he is the program's leading rebounder (1,262), too.
Scheyer and his team fell in devastating fashion 70-67 to fellow No. 1-seed Houston in San Antonio’s Alamodome Saturday night.
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Duke women's basketball players explain what happened on final shot vs. South CarolinaHead coach Kara Lawson drew up what her players later called “a winning play,” putting the ball ... women's basketball scores, schedules, teams and more. Jackson shot 2-of-8 from the perimeter on Sunday. She sits No. 9 all-time among Duke’s 3-point ...
The Houston Cougars will face the Florida Gators in the NCAA Tournament National Championship on Monday. This will be the first meeting between the two squads this season.