The Duke Blue Devils appeared to be headed to victory after dominating Houston for 37 minutes Saturday night in the Final Four.
Duke was up 64-55 with just over two minutes to go in the game. From there, the Cougars went on an improbable 15-3 run to stun the Blue Devils 70-67 and advance to the national championship game.
Here’s a look at how things collapsed for Duke in the closing minutes:
How quickly things can change #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/5NcPPIqrSI
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) April 6, 2025
Many fans and college basketball analysts are pointing to a late foul call against Cooper Flagg as the reason Houston won, but Duke only managed to convert one field in the final 10:30 of game play.
Thoughts on this call?
Cooper Flagg called for a foul here. This gives Houston free throws on the other end. The announcers do not like the call pic.twitter.com/JwSNz6UWrB
— Rate the Refs (@Rate_the_Refs) April 6, 2025
The Cougars tenacious defense was KEY #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/FBJ8Z3G92l
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) April 6, 2025
Kelvin Sampson and the Cougars will meet Florida in the national title game Monday night.
COACH SAMPSON SLAPS HOUSTON'S NAME ON TO THE #NATIONALCHAMPIONSHIP @UHCougarMBK LOCKER ROOM IS LIT #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/3yWqhKsRLy
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) April 6, 2025
