{"id":37202,"date":"2025-04-06T05:50:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T04:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=37202"},"modified":"2025-07-03T21:28:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T20:28:22","slug":"duke-vs-houston-march-madness-mens-basketball-result-cooper-flagg-lj-cryer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/duke-vs-houston-march-madness-mens-basketball-result-cooper-flagg-lj-cryer\/","title":{"rendered":"Duke vs. Houston March Madness Men&#8217;s Basketball Result &#8211; LJ Cryer, Emanuel Sharp shine as Underdogs Houston Cougars beat favorites Cooper Flagg and Duke Blue Devils!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Houston Cougars pulled off a come-from-behind win to knock down favorites Duke Blue Devils 70-67 in the Final Four classic in San Antonio on Saturday night. LJ Cryer and Emanuel Sharp helped Houston clinch their first national championship game since 1984. <\/p><p>The Cougars were nine points behind with 2:15 left and they sparked an 11-1 run to surprise the Blue Devils, who had built a solid lead from the early first half. LJ Cryer scored 26 points and Emanuel Sharp chipped in 16, including nine points down the stretch.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THE COUGARS DANCE THEIR WAY BACK INTO THE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NATIONALCHAMPIONSHIP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#NATIONALCHAMPIONSHIP<\/a> GAME &#128378;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarchMadness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#MarchMadness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UHCougarMBK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@UHCougarMBK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bVx46ZTgfG\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/bVx46ZTgfG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarchMadnessMBB\/status\/1908729375714947488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>April 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Copper Flagg was the top performer for Duke with 27 points, 7 rebounds and four assists. Kon Knueppel added 16 points and 7 rebounds. J&rsquo;wan Roberts paced the Cougars with a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds. He also dropped two crucial free throws in the end to take a decisive lead.<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/march-madness-final-four-second-half-surge-helps-florida-to-reach-first-title-game-since-2007\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March Madness Final Four: Second Half Surge Helps Florida to Reach First Title Game Since 2007<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/olivia-miles-reportedly-forgoes-2025-wnba-draft\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Potential Seattle Storm Draft Pick Olivia Miles Reportedly Forgoes 2025 WNBA Draft<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/paige-bueckers-nil-deal-how-much-is-paige-bueckers-nil-deal-worth\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Paige Bueckers NIL Deal: How Much is Paige Bueckers&rsquo; NIL Deal Worth?&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Houston Drops Comeback for the Ages through LJ Cryer and Emanuel Sharp <\/h2><p>Duke held a 34-28 lead at halftime, courtesy of Kon Knueppel and Cooper Flagg&rsquo;s 12 and eight points. Both teams made a slow start but the Blue Devils picked the pace with an early 9-2 run. At one stage, Duke stretched the lead to 12 points but Houston reduced it through Cryer, who finished with 12 points in the opening half.<\/p><p>The second half provided a classic NCAA matchup, as Houston came from a double-digit deficit to stun Duke. In the middle of the second half, the Cougars missed seven of their nine shots and the Blues Devils extended their lead to 14 with eight minutes left in the game. <\/p><p>Cryer&rsquo;s second three of the half sparked the comeback for the Cougars, who had a 10-0 run. Houston reduced the deficit to just four points with less than four minutes left. Cryer scored the first six points in the process. Tyrese Proctor&rsquo;s free throws and Flagg&rsquo;s corner three helped Duke to take a nine-point lead. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WE'VE GOT A ONE-POINT GAME &#127871;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarchMadness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#MarchMadness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nchj0ZBxiQ\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/nchj0ZBxiQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarchMadnessMBB\/status\/1908727790586786224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>April 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Sharp dropped a deep three to make it a one-possession game. The Blue Devils held a 67-64 lead with 32 second left. Roberts knocked down both free throws after Tuger&rsquo;s powerful dunk and Houston led 68-67. Duke had no answer and one more three-pointer in the final seconds assured a biggest comeback win for the Cougars. <\/p><p>It&rsquo;s a remarkable achievement for the Cougars, who ended the 41-year drought of not reaching the final of NCAA tournament. With this win, Houston also snapped their seven-game Final Four losing streak. They will take on Florida on Monday, Apr. 7 at 8:50 p.m. ET. Florida outclassed the overall top-seed Auburn 79-73 in the first game of the day. <\/p><p><em>Image Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With this win, Houston Cougars also snapped their seven-game Final Four losing streak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":37209,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4289],"tags":[5500,5499,5501,5011,3969],"class_list":["post-37202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-march-madness","tag-copper-flagg","tag-duke-vs-houston","tag-emanuel-sharp","tag-lj-cryer","tag-march-madness"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Duke vs. Houston March Madness Men&#039;s Basketball Result - LJ Cryer, Emanuel Sharp shine as Underdogs Houston Cougars beat favorites Cooper Flagg and Duke Blue Devils! 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