SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) – Houston's suffocating defense wiped away a 14-point deficit over the final eight minutes Saturday in a 70-67 stunner over the Duke at the Final Four.
Duke made a grand total of one field goal over the last 10 1/2 minutes of this game. The second-to-last attempt was a step-back jumper in the lane by Flagg that J'Wan Roberts disrupted. The last was a desperation heave by Tyrese Proctor that caught nothing at the buzzer.
It was Roberts' two free throws with 19.6 seconds left that gave the Cougars their first lead since 6-5. LJ Cryer, who led Houston with 26 points, made two more to push the lead to three. It was Houston's biggest lead of the night.
The Cougars will play Florida on Monday night for the championship.
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• Houston advances to the NCAA Tournament National Championship Game for the third time in school history and the first time since 1984.
• The Cougars will face #3/3 (1) Florida inside Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Monday.
• That game will air on CBS at 7:50 p.m., Monday, and can be heard on 950 AM KPRC
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