Duke's Final 4 collapse will sting for Jon Scheyer
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Duke saw its season end in heartbreaking fashion during a 70-67 loss to No. 1 seed Houston in San Antonio.
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With no titles in six previous Final Four trips, the Cougars can make the case as the most accomplished men’s basketball program to never hoist a trophy.
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Houston's 70-67 win here will be played back and referenced as part of the dramatic power of this tournament for decades to come.
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Duke's loss to Houston in the Final Four puts the talented Blue Devils on a list of elite teams that fell short in a run for the national championship.
Houston secured the second spot in the NCAA men's tournament title game with a furious rally to defeat Duke. The Cougars will face Florida on Monday.
Up six on Houston with less than a minute left, the Blue Devils were oh-so-close to a title game berth and a chance to win it all. Instead, they squandered it away in a series of mind-numbing mistakes.
Houston’s suffocating defense wiped away a 14-point deficit over the final eight minutes and erased Cooper Flagg and Duke’s title hopes Saturday in a 70-67 stunner over the Blue Devils at the Final Four.
For the 18th time in program history and the first time under head coach Jon Scheyer, the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils will play in the Final Four after they ousted No. 2 Alabama on Saturday night.
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Before Saturday’s Houston-Duke nightcap, CBS play-by-play man Ian Eagle took some time with analysts Bill Raftery and Grant Hill to catch their breath and collect their thoughts after calling a frenetic Florida-Auburn game to start the Final Four.
When Duke eliminated Houston in the Sweet 16 of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, poor health made for a convenient and legitimate source of blame. The Cougars were without All-American guard Jamal Shead and menacing defensive stopper JoJo Tugler due to injury.