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.

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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.