College basketball Fans were upset about Cooper Flagg’s foul call in the last four games Saturday night.
Duke With 19.6 seconds left in the game, the free throw was shot. The shot from guard Tyrese Proctor bounced towards Flagg. As the future NBA pro competed for the ball with two Houston players, a referee blew the whistle and made a loose ball foul on Flag.
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Duke forward Cooper Flagg reacted in the final four semifinals in San Antonio during the Houston game on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
J’Wan Roberts made two free throws, which improved Houston by one point. Duke missed several shots and the Cougars won the game 70-67 to reach the national championship.
Duke and the fans were incredible.
“We had to give them a lot of honors for their work every night,” Flag said after the game. “We could have been more acute in the process of performing some things. At the end of the day, you had to give them a lot of honors, too.”
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Duke’s Cooper Flagg wiped his face at a press conference, Duke lost to Houston in the national semifinals in San Antonio on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Houston ends the game with a 9-0 Last 33 seconds. Flag scored 27 points.
“Knowing that he was Player of the Year, he brought his team into the last four games, we knew it would be challenging,” Roberts said.
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“It’s heartbreaking, incredibly disappointing,” he said. “What comes with it is a lot of pain. That’s all about the game.”
Houston’s J’Wan Roberts, Left and Mylik Wilson celebrated against Duke in the National Semi-Finals in San Antonio on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
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Houston will play Florida in the championship game. The Cougar never won a national championship.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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