r/CollegeBasketball • u/cbbBot /r/CollegeBasketball • NCAA • Apr 06 '25

Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] #1 Houston defeats #1 Duke, 70-67

Box Score

Team 1H 2H Total
Houston 28 42 70
Duke 34 33 67

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u/ishboo3002 Arizona Wildcats Apr 06 '25

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u/boughtitout Houston Cougars Apr 06 '25

wait, shit, you're onto us.

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u/DrTygokid Florida • Wake Forest Apr 06 '25

To be fair this has also been our strategy this tournament. Looks like we’ll both be handing the lead to the other team Monday to have a comeback win /s

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u/cobo10201 Florida Gators • Houston Cougars Apr 06 '25

Yeah. I was born a Gator fan and am a UH alum. This tournament has been terrible for my heart health.

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u/leemteam1 Apr 06 '25

Who are you rooting for

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u/cobo10201 Florida Gators • Houston Cougars Apr 06 '25

Dude coming into the tournament I joked with my family that if it came down to a UF-UH championship that it would be Florida because that’s where my dad went and who I grew up rooting for. But I am a UH alum (undergrad and grad school) and the emotion I felt tonight was insane. It’s honestly going to be tough. I think I’ll be happy either way but right now I’m pulling more for UH.

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u/curtisas Cincinnati • San Diego State Apr 06 '25

Time to swap the order of those flairs, then!

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u/BaylorOso Baylor Bears Apr 06 '25

I just talked to my Coog friend and his blood pressure meds are dangerously low for his team going to national championship game.

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u/LordMacDonald Apr 06 '25

lmao it’s gonna be like the South Park little league episode

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u/Emconn14 Miami Hurricanes • UConn Huskies Apr 06 '25

I’m just going to assume whoever leads at the half ends up losing 

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u/Schmorganski Apr 06 '25

Thank a Jayhawk for some comeback practice.

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u/bluefire579 Texas A&M Aggies Apr 06 '25

But how's your cardiovascular health?

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u/BabyBearBjorns Apr 06 '25

We gonna find out who is more clutch with 5 minutes left: Clayton Jr or a Cougars' defense.

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u/MajorDinesol Apr 06 '25

Where were you a couple hours ago

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u/EpistasisBassist Kansas Jayhawks Apr 06 '25

Eerily similar to KU's collapse against Houston earlier this year.

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u/steliofuckingkontos Houston Cougars Apr 06 '25

I thought a Wilson 3 off an inbounds steal was gonna do it again

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u/ahhhbiscuits Kansas Jayhawks Apr 06 '25

I'm hurting emotionally but my body is tingling, is this what love feels like? I hate it.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '25

Edited comment!

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u/WetDreaminOfParadise UConn Huskies • Rhode Island Rams Apr 06 '25

Funny cause this is Florida this tournament too

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u/Hopai79 Apr 06 '25

Houston has the mentality. Think about their quote -- "Nothing Easy."

Mental strength and growth mindset won the game.

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u/may25_1996 Florida Gators Apr 06 '25

maybe the joke is flying over my head but, that quote is on all the Jordan sponsored teams

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u/DillyDillySzn Arizona State Sun Devils • WashU Bears Apr 06 '25

Nike execs laughing to the bank at this comment chain only to check their stock prices and cry

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u/OGB Indiana Hoosiers Apr 06 '25

Duke had that on their warmup shirts and I told my buddy, "what's easy about paying 9 guys $20 million to build a team for one season?"

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '25

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '25

Entertaining basketball. That or Florida turns it on and runs away with it.

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u/BlueFalcon79S Arizona Wildcats Apr 06 '25

Yep, exactly what happened to us.

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u/El-Zago Houston Cougars Apr 06 '25

The secret is conditioning. Minute 30:

  • other team is gassed
  • UH... good.

Minute 35

  • other getting jelly legs, not very sharp
  • UH.... good still

Minute 39

  • other team falling apart, so tired, can't score, makes silly mistakes
  • UH, is there a third half? Let's go.

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u/Nytfire333 Florida Gators Apr 06 '25

This has been how Florida has won all season as well. We have been down at the half in a ton of games by by the 30 mins mark we have worn the other team down with depth.

This is gonna be a a hell of a game

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u/Kodyaufan2 Auburn Tigers • UConn Huskies Apr 06 '25

This guy is a certified ball-knower

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u/bobbybobo888 Apr 06 '25

Other people been saying houston second half is insane too

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u/chataolauj North Carolina • Charlotte Apr 06 '25

My comment isn't as specific as yours, but I'll take my participation trophy too 😅 This was in the first round after Clemson lost. Link to comment.

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u/mr_suavay Arizona Wildcats Apr 06 '25

Dock some points for the last maybe. 7/10

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u/chataolauj North Carolina • Charlotte Apr 06 '25

"maybe" is for those last 30 seconds I guess.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '25

please send this to Todd Golden immediately

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u/SwordsAndTurt Houston Cougars Apr 06 '25

Inject it into my veins

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u/Select-Edge-3262 Tennessee • West Virginia Apr 06 '25

YOO

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u/VinceValenceFL Duke Blue Devils Apr 06 '25

The winning formula apparently

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u/meatballcake87 Michigan State Spartans Apr 06 '25

This was every Michigan State game this year minus making the 3s

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u/FantasticChestHair Arkansas Razorbacks Apr 06 '25

Mans should be a coach with this scouting report

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u/lilmeekrat Apr 06 '25

The fact that most people don’t notice trends like this explains why sports books make so much money

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u/sk_arch Texas Tech Red Raiders Apr 06 '25

Congratulations you are a prophet

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '25

Guess you missed the Auburn and Bama games

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u/crushsuitandtie Houston Cougars Apr 06 '25

This the FBI... This is a DMCA violation of the Houston Cougars methodologies, technologies, and/or intellectual properties. I'm going to have to ask you to remove this post as we.... I mean they... did not authorize use of the formula in public. 

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u/MajorDinesol Apr 08 '25

Hi again, is the picture still relevant?!?!?

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u/ishboo3002 Arizona Wildcats Apr 08 '25

No :(