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.

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.

No. 1 seed Florida defeated fellow No. 1 seed Auburn 79-73 Saturday night in a Final Four thriller at the Alamodome in San Antonio to to advance to Monday's NCAA championship game, where it will take on either Duke or Houston.

Flagg was brilliant for much of Saturday night, filling the stat sheet with 27 points, seven rebounds, four assists, two steals, and three blocks. However, he still couldn't deliv

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and former Big 12 Player of the Year Marcus Morris Sr. react to the Cougars’ 14-point comeback in the second half to eliminate the Blue Devils and advance to Monday’s title game.

Houston’s suffocating defense wiped away a 14-point deficit in the final eight minutes and erased Cooper Flagg and Duke’s title hopes in a 70-67 stunner.

Cooper Flagg and his Duke teammates appeared to be cruising into a meeting with Florida in Monday’s NCAA championship game -- and then the unthinkable happened. Duke blew a 14-point lead with 8:04 remaining and scored just 9 points in the final 10 1/2 minutes and lost to Houston,

Cooper Flagg and his Duke teammates were days away from clinching a spot in the Final Four, and the Blue Devils' freshman star was planning ahead. It wasn't about anything on the court, though. It was to be ready the next time teammates Khaman Maluach and Patrick Ngongba broke out water guns at the cold tubs.

There's a tiny room with one black leather chair in the bowels of the Alamodome where Cooper Flagg sits for the next six minutes until Duke's locker room to the media for good. Until the cameras disappear,