I am tired and a little hungover, so this will be short.
That was something you just didn't know could happen. A Duke basketball star was called for a late foul then missed a late shot to tie a game late? What? I was there and I still don't believe what I saw.
Houston is a relentless defensive team. It looks like there are 7 defenders on the floor at times. Here are some notes from the 2nd half of that game:
- Houston outscored Duke 25-8 over the last 8:02 of the game and 9-0 over the last 33 seconds
- Duke had one made basket over the final 9 minutes of the game
- Prior to last night, Jon Scheyer was 79-0 when Duke let by more than 10 points at any time during a game
- This was the 5th largest comeback in Final Four history
- Duke led by 14 or more points in all 5 NCAA tournament games it played this year
So much was going on in this game that just didn't make sense. With 1:14 left, Joseph Tugler committed an insane technical foul and I loudly declared the game over. Houston only shot 38% from the field for the game, but was +11 in rebounding margin and had 18 offensive rebounds! It was a wild game and startling result.
Of course, Twitter went crazy. Duke fans complaining about foul call on Cooper Flagg. A ton of White Lotus memes (those will never not be funny). And of course, the Cougar jokes. This was my favorite.
Oh yeah, Florida won also.
On to the blocks. Two games, two first time winners. One game remaining!
Off to play some more in San Antonio. Good luck on Monday
--Your Commissioner
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