In a Final Four that featured dominant efforts from Paige Bueckers and Sarah Strong, Azzi Fudd was named the Most Outstanding Player.
Houston secured the second spot in the NCAA men's tournament title game with a furious rally to defeat Duke. The Cougars will face Florida on Monday.
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.
Here's what you need to know on who is calling the Final Four of the men's NCAA Tournament between Florida-Auburn and Duke-Houston.
No. 1 seed Florida defeated fellow No. 1 seed Auburn 79-73 Saturday night in a Final Four thriller at the Alamodome in San Antonio to to advance to Monday's NCAA championship game, where it will take on either Duke or Houston.
Duke's March Madness run ended on Saturday at the Final Four, and what an ending it was. Despite the best efforts of Cooper Flagg, the Blue Devils blew a double-digit lead against Houston and crashed out of their most promising NCAA tournament run in years.
Houston uncorked mayhem in the penultimate game of this year's NCAA Tournament with an amazing comeback Saturday to defeat Duke 70-67 in the Final Four. The Cougars erased a 14-point second-half deficit and closed on a 25-8 run to stun the Blue Devils, tying for the second-largest Final Four comeback in the last decade.
The NCAA has certainly remembered the Alamodome, which has again become a No. 1 spot. All four No. 1 seeds in this season’s NCAA Tournament made it to the Final Four.
Madness games later, the men's national championship game is set after a stunning finale to Saturday's Final Four in San Antonio. The Houston Cougars launched a late second-half comeback to upset the Duke Blue Devils and earn a shot at the national title.
The early game, a 79-73 win for Florida over Auburn, drew 14.6 million viewers, up from 11.4 million for the same window a year ago. Houston’s 70-67 comeback victory over Duke in the late game averaged 16 million viewers, a 13 percent gain on the late window in 2024. CBS’ coverage peaked at 20.4 million viewers.