Duke’s offense melted under Houston’s relentless pressure in the game’s final 10 minutes, and what looked like a sure trip to the NCAA title game was instead as painful a loss as there is.

The raw reality of Saturday night's stunning loss must now be squared with Scheyer’s budding coaching stardom.

Houston’s suffocating defense wiped away a 14-point deficit over the final eight minutes and erased Cooper Flagg and Duke’s title hopes Saturday in a 70-67 stunner over the Blue Devils at the Final Four.