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Fans React to Duke's Final 4 Collapse Against Houston

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WNCT Greenville |
With the Duke loss in the Final Four, local sports fans are coping or rejoicing in the Blue Devils Elimination.
The New York Times |
Clearly, the same is true of Kelvin Sampson’s Houston Cougars.
CBSSports.com |
One of the biggest winners of the NCAA Tournament was Clayton Jr., who raised his draft stock with standout performances en route to a national title.

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Local Duke basketball fans and foes react to final four loss
With the Duke loss in the Final Four, local sports fans are coping or rejoicing in the Blue Devils Elimination. The Blue Devils lost to the Houston Cougars in the final minutes of Saturday’s game, giving up a 14-point lead with a little over eight minutes to play.
Fans React to Duke's Final Four Collapse Against Houston
The Blue Devils suffered a tough loss to Houston in a game in which they led for the majority of it. The final minute for the Blue Devils was one to forget; heck, the final 33 seconds was one to forget as Duke had a six-point lead that they saw dissipate in 15 seconds.
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With the Blue Devils leading by one point and 20 seconds left in the second half, Cooper Flagg fouled Cougars forward J'Wan Roberts following a missed free throw. Roberts sunk both of his fouls shots to put Houston up by one, and a jumper from Flagg on Duke's ensuing possession fell short.
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Duke's agony: The concerns many had at season's start were finally exposed in Final Four collapse to Houston
There have been larger comebacks in Final Four history, but perhaps none more horrifying for the losing side than how Houston killed Duke's season Saturday night. What an evil trick Kelvin Sampson's team played on 37-year-old Jon Scheyer,
Duke's Final Four fade against Houston puts the Blue Devils among top teams to fall short of title
Duke had spent much of the season looking like like it was headed to a coronation behind Associated Press national player of the year Cooper Flagg and a roster boasting elite efficiency at both ends.
Late foul on Duke's Cooper Flagg sends social media into frenzy as Blue Devils fall in Final Four
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How Duke fans are feeling after their March Madness run comes to an end
The madness is over for the Duke Blue Devils, as Houston knocked the men's basketball team out of the Final Four late Saturday night. This matchup had students on the edge of their seats all night. But after a tight final finish, with seconds left in the game, Duke students left the watch party in the Cameron Indoor Stadium -- devastated.
Cooper Flagg and 4 more Duke Blue Devils who won't be back after blown Final Four lead
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Look, the Cougars, of course, deserve a ton of respect for the way they played down the stretch. They scored when they had to and defended their hearts out. This loss was all on Duke, though, and their collapse was celebrated by all college basketball fans on X.
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Kelly Flagg, Cooper’s mom and ringleader of the tattoo idea, said on Friday she was ready to get inked anywhere (except her face) if Duke won it all. The group had even floated the edgy acronym “DDMF” as a possible design. But by Saturday night, dreams of tattoos had faded, replaced by stunned silence as the final buzzer sounded.
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