Houston Cougars vs. Duke Blue Devils

Apr 5, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
HOU	28	42	70
DUKE	34	33	67

Game Recap

Houston rallies to beat Duke 70-67 in the Final Four, will face Florida for the NCAA title. Sorry guys, “Phi Slama Jama” is already taken. How ’bout something simple, like “Comeback Kids.”.

Player Stats

HOUSTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Joseph Tugler	25	2-4	0-0	0-0	8	2	1	4	1	3	4
13J'Wan Roberts	35	4-11	0-0	3-4	12	5	2	1	2	2	11
7Milos Uzan	28	3-10	1-4	0-0	3	2	0	0	2	4	7
21Emanuel Sharp	34	4-13	3-7	5-6	3	0	1	0	1	2	16
4LJ Cryer	40	8-14	6-9	4-6	5	1	1	0	1	1	26
5Ja'Vier Francis	15	1-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	1	0	3	4
23Terrance Arceneaux	14	0-4	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
8Mylik Wilson	9	1-4	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	1	2


TOTAL	-	23-6137.7%	10-2245.5%	14-1877.8%	38	10	6	6	8	16	70

DUKE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Cooper Flagg	36	8-19	3-4	8-8	7	4	2	3	1	1	27
9Khaman Maluach	21	1-2	0-0	4-5	0	1	0	1	0	4	6
7Kon Knueppel	38	5-9	3-5	3-3	7	2	1	0	0	0	16
5Tyrese Proctor	37	2-8	0-4	3-5	1	2	0	0	1	3	7
14Sion James	27	3-9	1-3	0-0	5	0	1	0	2	1	7
6Maliq Brown	15	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	3	2	0	2	3	4
18Mason Gillis	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	2	0
21Patrick Ngongba II	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
3Isaiah Evans	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Caleb Foster	13	0-3	0-0	0-2	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	21-5339.6%	7-1741.2%	18-2378.3%	29	14	7	4	7	16	67

Play-by-Play

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1st halfHOUDUKE

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Houston.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Duke.
(19:44) J'Wan Roberts missed Jumper.
(19:44) Cooper Flagg Block.
(19:42) Houston Offensive Rebound.
(19:30) Milos Uzan missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:29) Houston Offensive Rebound.
(19:27) Houston Turnover.
(19:09) Cooper Flagg missed Jumper.
(19:09) Joseph Tugler Block.
(19:03) J'Wan Roberts Defensive Rebound.
(18:59) Foul on Khaman Maluach.
(18:46) Emanuel Sharp missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:43) J'Wan Roberts Offensive Rebound.
+3 (18:41) L.J. Cryer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J'Wan Roberts.
30
(18:15) Foul on Ja'Vier Francis.
+1 (18:15) Kon Knueppel made Free Throw.
31
+1 (18:15) Kon Knueppel made Free Throw.
32
(17:52) Milos Uzan missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:47) J'Wan Roberts Offensive Rebound.
(17:44) L.J. Cryer missed Jumper.
(17:43) Duke Defensive Rebound.
(17:27) Cooper Flagg missed Layup.
(17:22) Milos Uzan Defensive Rebound.
(17:17) Emanuel Sharp missed Jumper.
(17:13) J'Wan Roberts Offensive Rebound.
(17:02) J'Wan Roberts missed Jumper.
(16:58) Cooper Flagg Defensive Rebound.
(16:54) Sion James missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:50) Ja'Vier Francis Defensive Rebound.
(16:35) L.J. Cryer missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:31) Kon Knueppel Defensive Rebound.
(16:18) Cooper Flagg Turnover.
(16:18) J'Wan Roberts Steal.
(16:09) Foul on Tyrese Proctor.
(16:09) Emanuel Sharp missed Free Throw.
(16:09) Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:09) Emanuel Sharp made Free Throw.
42
+3 (15:57) Kon Knueppel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Foster.
45
(15:39) Milos Uzan Turnover.
(15:39) Cooper Flagg Steal.
(15:34) Caleb Foster missed Jumper.
(15:27) Milos Uzan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:25) Mylik Wilson made Layup.
65
(15:10) Kon Knueppel missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:04) Terrance Arceneaux Defensive Rebound.
(14:58) Mylik Wilson missed Jumper.
(14:54) Caleb Foster Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:42) Cooper Flagg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kon Knueppel.
68
(14:15) Milos Uzan missed Jumper.
(14:12) Caleb Foster Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:02) Tyrese Proctor made Jumper.
610
+2 (13:37) L.J. Cryer made Jumper.
810
(13:07) Cooper Flagg missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:03) L.J. Cryer Defensive Rebound.
(12:52) L.J. Cryer missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:48) Caleb Foster Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:45) Cooper Flagg made Dunk.
812
(12:27) Milos Uzan missed Jumper.
(12:23) Cooper Flagg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:13) Kon Knueppel made Layup. Assisted by Patrick Ngongba II.
814
+1 (11:51) L.J. Cryer made Free Throw.
914
(11:51) Foul on Patrick Ngongba II.
(11:51) L.J. Cryer missed Free Throw.
(11:49) Kon Knueppel Defensive Rebound.
(11:26) Maliq Brown Turnover.
(11:26) J'Wan Roberts Steal.
(11:22) J'Wan Roberts missed Layup.
(11:22) Mason Gillis Defensive Rebound.
(11:22) Foul on Milos Uzan.
(11:12) Foul on Milos Uzan.
(11:12) Caleb Foster missed Free Throw.
(11:12) Duke Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:12) Caleb Foster missed Free Throw.
(11:09) Maliq Brown Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:07) Kon Knueppel made Layup. Assisted by Maliq Brown.
916
(10:48) Joseph Tugler Turnover.
(10:48) Mason Gillis Steal.
(10:47) Foul on Joseph Tugler.
(10:20) Caleb Foster missed Layup.
(10:16) Maliq Brown Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:16) Maliq Brown made Two Point Tip Shot.
918
(9:49) J'Wan Roberts Turnover.
(9:49) Maliq Brown Steal.
(9:28) Kon Knueppel missed Jumper.
(9:25) Mason Gillis Offensive Rebound.
(9:24) Tyrese Proctor missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:21) Kon Knueppel Offensive Rebound.
(9:19) Tyrese Proctor missed Jumper.
(9:16) J'Wan Roberts Defensive Rebound.
(9:11) Foul on Mason Gillis.
(8:54) Emanuel Sharp missed Jumper.
(8:53) J'Wan Roberts Offensive Rebound.
(8:53) Foul on Sion James.
(8:53) J'Wan Roberts missed Free Throw.
(8:53) Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:53) J'Wan Roberts made Free Throw.
1018
(8:34) Khaman Maluach missed Layup.
(8:34) Joseph Tugler Block.
(8:30) Terrance Arceneaux Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:25) Emanuel Sharp made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by L.J. Cryer.
1318
(8:07) Mason Gillis missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:04) L.J. Cryer Defensive Rebound.
(7:58) Terrance Arceneaux missed Jumper.
(7:53) L.J. Cryer Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:47) J'Wan Roberts made Layup.
1518
(7:17) Sion James missed Layup.
(7:14) J'Wan Roberts Defensive Rebound.
(6:53) J'Wan Roberts missed Jumper.
(6:50) Terrance Arceneaux Offensive Rebound.
(6:48) Terrance Arceneaux missed Jumper.
(6:48) Cooper Flagg Block.
(6:44) Cooper Flagg Defensive Rebound.
(6:28) Cooper Flagg missed Jumper.
(6:26) Terrance Arceneaux Defensive Rebound.
(5:59) Emanuel Sharp Turnover.
(5:59) Sion James Steal.
+2 (5:41) Khaman Maluach made Dunk. Assisted by Cooper Flagg.
1520
(5:41) Foul on Emanuel Sharp.
+1 (5:41) Khaman Maluach made Free Throw.
1521
(5:19) Terrance Arceneaux missed Jumper.
(5:13) Mylik Wilson Offensive Rebound.
(5:13) J'Wan Roberts Turnover.
(5:13) Maliq Brown Steal.
+2 (5:03) Tyrese Proctor made Jumper. Assisted by Maliq Brown.
1523
(4:43) Mylik Wilson missed Jumper.
(4:40) Duke Defensive Rebound.
(4:21) Caleb Foster missed Jumper.
(4:21) Ja'Vier Francis Block.
(4:17) J'Wan Roberts Defensive Rebound.
(4:09) Emanuel Sharp missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:05) Caleb Foster Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:50) Kon Knueppel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrese Proctor.
1526
+2 (3:22) J'Wan Roberts made Dunk.
1726
+2 (3:01) Maliq Brown made Layup. Assisted by Cooper Flagg.
1728
(2:36) Foul on Caleb Foster.
+1 (2:36) Ja'Vier Francis made Free Throw.
1828
+1 (2:36) Ja'Vier Francis made Free Throw.
1928
(2:12) Cooper Flagg missed Layup.
(2:08) Cooper Flagg Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:07) Cooper Flagg made Layup.
1930
(2:07) Foul on Ja'Vier Francis.
+1 (2:07) Cooper Flagg made Free Throw.
1931
+3 (1:43) L.J. Cryer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Milos Uzan.
2231
(1:28) Foul on Joseph Tugler.
(1:28) Khaman Maluach missed Free Throw.
(1:28) Duke Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:28) Khaman Maluach made Free Throw.
2232
+3 (1:12) Milos Uzan made Three Point Jumper.
2532
(0:46) Foul on J'Wan Roberts.
+1 (0:46) Khaman Maluach made Free Throw.
2533
+1 (0:46) Khaman Maluach made Free Throw.
2534
+3 (0:33) L.J. Cryer made Three Point Jumper.
2834
(0:02) Tyrese Proctor missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Houston Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

HOU

DUKE

70Points67

23-61(37.7%)Field Goal(%)21-53(39.6%)

10-22(45.5%)3-Point(%)7-17(41.2%)

14-18(77.8%)Free Throw(%)18-23(78.3%)

42(18)Rebounds(Offensive)31(10)

10Assists14

6Steals7

6Blocks4

9Turnovers7

16(1)Fouls(Technical)16(1)

3Largest Lead14

Game Details

Saturday, April 5, 2025 · 9:28 PM

Alamodome · San Antonio, TX

attendance: 68,252 (186.6%)

tv: CBS