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USA Today
05-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
What time is Duke vs. Houston in Final Four today? Game date, location, TV channel, info
What time is Duke vs. Houston in Final Four today? Game date, location, TV channel, info Show Caption Hide Caption Duke, Florida, Auburn, Houston punch their ticket to the Final Four The madness continues as Mackenzie Salmon previews the Men's Final Four matchups, which will feature all No. 1 seeds for the first time since 2008. Sports Seriously Cooper Flagg makes his Final Four debut with Duke on Saturday in San Antonio, with the Blue Devils two wins away from cutting down the nets. To get to the final, though, the presumed No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft must take down the No. 1-ranked defense on KenPom. No. 1 Duke and No. 1 Houston are set to tip off at 8:49 p.m. ET on Saturday at the Alamodome in the Final Four of the men's NCAA Tournament. One of the reasons why the Blue Devils enter the Final Four as the team to beat is their depth; they have the No. 1-ranked offense on KenPom. Headlining that depth is Kon Knueppel, the 6-foot-7 guard out of Milwaukee who is shooting an impressive 53.1% from the field in the postseason and averaging 14.8 points per game. L.J. Cryer headlines the Houston offense for Kelvin Sampson's team. The 6-foot-1 guard is averaging 16.8 points in four NCAA Tournament games and 15.4 points per game this season. The Cougars are coming off a stellar defensive performance against Tennessee in the Elite Eight. The winner of Duke-Houston will advance to Monday night's national championship game against the winner of Florida-Auburn, which precedes the Blue Devils-Cougars game. Here's what you need to know about the Duke-Houston game: Watch Duke vs. Houston basketball live with Fubo (free trial) What time is Duke vs. Houston today? Date: Saturday, April 5 Saturday, April 5 Time: Approximately 8:49 p.m. ET Approximately 8:49 p.m. ET Location: Alamodome (San Antonio) Duke and Houston will tip off at approximately 8:49 p.m. ET on Saturday. The Blue Devils and Cougars will take the floor after the conclusion of Florida-Auburn, which is set to tip off at 6:09 p.m. ET. What channel is Duke vs. Houston on today? TV channel: CBS CBS Streaming options: March Madness Live app | Paramount+ | Fubo (free trial) CBS will nationally televise Saturday's Final Four matchup between Duke and Houston. Streaming options for the game include the March Madness Live app (with a TV login), Paramount+, and Fubo, which carries CBS and offers a free trial to new subscribers. Where is the Final Four? Location: Alamodome (San Antonio) Duke and Houston will face each other inside the historic Alamodome in San Antonio. Duke vs. Houston predictions, odds, picks Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Thursday, April 3 Spread: Duke -5.5 Duke -5.5 Over/Under: 136.5 136.5 Moneyline: Duke (-275) | Houston (+225) Here's a look at predictions from experts within the USA TODAY Sports Network: Duke basketball schedule 2024-25 Below are the five most recent results from Duke's 2024-25 schedule. For full schedule, click here. Saturday, March 15: Duke 73, No. 13 Louisville 62 (ACC Tournament — Championship) Duke 73, No. 13 Louisville 62 (ACC Tournament — Championship) Friday, March 21: (1) Duke 93, (16) Mount St. Mary's 49 (NCAA Tournament — First Round) (1) Duke 93, (16) Mount St. Mary's 49 (NCAA Tournament — First Round) Sunday, March 23: (1) Duke 89, (9) Baylor 66 (NCAA Tournament — Second Round) (1) Duke 89, (9) Baylor 66 (NCAA Tournament — Second Round) Thursday, March 27: (1) Duke 100, (4) Arizona 93 (NCAA Tournament — Sweet 16) (1) Duke 100, (4) Arizona 93 (NCAA Tournament — Sweet 16) Saturday, March 29: (1) Duke 85, (2) Alabama 65 (NCAA Tournament — Elite Eight) Houston basketball schedule 2024-25 Below are the five most recent results from Houston's 2024-25 schedule. For full schedule, click here. Saturday, March 15: Houston 72, Arizona 64 (Big 12 Tournament — Championship) Houston 72, Arizona 64 (Big 12 Tournament — Championship) Thursday, March 20: (1) Houston 78, (16) SIU Edwardsville 40 (NCAA Tournament — First Round) (1) Houston 78, (16) SIU Edwardsville 40 (NCAA Tournament — First Round) Saturday, March 22: (1) Houston 81, (8) Gonzaga 76 (NCAA Tournament — Second Round) (1) Houston 81, (8) Gonzaga 76 (NCAA Tournament — Second Round) Friday, March 28: (1) Houston 100, (4) Purdue 60 (NCAA Tournament — Sweet 16) (1) Houston 100, (4) Purdue 60 (NCAA Tournament — Sweet 16) Sunday, March 30: (1) Houston 69, (2) Tennessee 50 (NCAA Tournament — Elite Eight)
Fox Sports
04-04-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Florida duo, Houston's White juggle tasks as Final Four assistants set to lead their own programs
Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Florida assistant coaches John Andrzejek and Kevin Hovde are racking up the hours before the Final Four. So is Houston assistant Quannas White ahead of Saturday's national semifinals at the Alamodome. Yet all three are doing more than fine-tuning scouting reports or breaking down video of their opponents. There's also work — fit carefully into an already-stuffed schedule — to get started on running their own programs. Andrzejek is headed to Campbell, Hovde to Columbia and White to Louisiana-Lafayette in hirings that have already been announced. That means taking calls to interview staff or talk to recruits while riding out the rest of their current teams' title pushes, including taking the practice court in the Alamodome on Friday ahead of the Florida-Auburn and Houston-Duke semifinals on Saturday. 'I didn't second-guess this at all,' White said. 'There was no thought in my mind that said now that you've become a head coach, you need to get down there immediately. This is a family to me and families stick together and see things through.' The programs where they've spent multiple seasons are two wins from winning a national championship, which would be the first for Florida since the 2006 and 2007 repeat, and the first ever for Houston — the program best known for the 'Phi Slama Jama' glory days of the 1980s that twice brought the program to the title game. There's the emotional pull to stay with their teams to the end, bitter or glorious. Awkward timing The thrill of this week's Final Four conflicts with a key time for the programs the coaches are taking over. The transfer portal is open, with players already jumping in to move on from their current schools. So it's a fertile time for coaches looking to reshape rosters for next season, meaning any time away from those new programs is time lost. Another team in the Final Four, Duke, had a staffer face that same conundrum. Jai Lucas, who was the team's defensive coordinator, left the Blue Devils after the regular-season finale at North Carolina to take over at Miami. That's meant the Blue Devils having to shuffle responsibilities, with assistant Emanuel Dildy noting that coach Jon Scheyer — who called the timing 'not ideal' — has been diving even more into some of the scouting work. 'It's really been the same as always: just next man up,' Duke guard Sion James said. 'Same as when players get hurt. ... And our coaches are the exact same way, we've got coaches who are ready to step up whenever their number is called since then.' For the holdovers still with their teams in San Antonio, there's a bit more room to wait by going to a mid-major that can only benefit from the promotion that will come with Saturday's games and maybe a trip to the title game Monday night. 'The further we go, the better our sales pitch gets, the better our brand is for Campbell,' Andrzejek said. "I think kids are already really excited to play for a coach who has coached in the Final Four. And I know they'd be even more excited to play for a coach who's a national champion.' The new jobs White, 44, is the only one of the three who has already had an introductory news conference at his new school. He's taking over a Sun Belt program that reached March Madness just two years ago. The 32-year-old Andrzejek and the 36-year-old Hovde will be introduced next week. Andrzejek is taking over a Coastal Athletic Association program in North Carolina with a single NCAA Tournament bid in its history (1992). Hovde, 36, is taking over the New York City-based Ivy League program with three NCAA bids but none since 1968. The key for Andrzejek, Hovde and White has been simple: adaptability. 'I just spent a lot of time on the phone, to be honest,' said Hovde, who at least has two assistant coaches in the hiring process at Columbia. Calls, visits and recruiting Hovde jumped at the chance after the Gators beat two-time reigning national champion UConn in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to catch a flight for a daylong visit to Columbia. He had individual meetings with current players to build rapport with them, then rejoined Florida ahead of its trip to San Francisco for West Region games. 'They're awesome,' Hovde said of the Columbia players. 'They're Florida Gator fans now, text me after every game.' Andrzejek hasn't been able to do official visits because he's otherwise been with the Gators in Gainesville. He's hired Landry Kosmalski, a former coach at Division III Swarthmore, to give him another set of hands in Buies Creek. 'I won't lie to you: it's a lot of nights going on four hours' sleep, trying to do both,' Andrzejek said. 'It's not neatly compartmentalized. It'd be nice to say, 'All right, from 9 to 4, I work on Florida. From 4 to 10, I work on Campbell.' It doesn't really work that way.' As for White, he has hired three assistants and even managed to sneak away for a quick visit to Louisiana for recruiting this week. 'Had a kid on a visit who committed, thank God,' White said. 'So right after the visit was over, I flew back (Wednesday), got with the team, practiced and drove up here and started preparing.' Still, his work with the Cougars takes priority for a few more days, at least. 'Even when I was down at Lafayette,' White said, 'I was watching film on Duke.' ___ AP March Madness bracket: and coverage: Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. recommended
USA Today
02-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
USA TODAY Sports ranks Florida basketball in their Final Four reseed
USA TODAY Sports ranks Florida basketball in their Final Four reseed USA TODAY Sports has placed the Florida Gators at No. 2 in their Final Four reseed, a power ranking of the teams remaining in March Madness. The reseeding comes after the Gators' gritty, come-from-behind victory against the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight. Walter Clayton Jr., the team's leading scorer and emotional anchor, has consistently delivered in key moments, but it's been Florida's depth that's kept them going. For instance, Thomas Haugh is a big part why the Gators are still dancing in the NCAA Tournament. If it wasn't for his clutch offensive rebound and three-point shot seconds later, who knows if Florida would've been able to pull off the comeback. Florida now prepares to face the Auburn Tigers in what's expected to be a tough and physical matchup. But the Gators did beat them at Auburn's home court the last time the two teams faced off. With Clayton leading the charge and contributions coming from all over the rotation, the Gators are poised to make a serious bid for a national title in the days to come. USA TODAY Sports writer Eddie Timanus had this to say about the Florida Gators basketball team. What USA TODAY Sports said about the Gators "With that said, however, the Gators are still the best team from the deepest conference, and their knack for finding ways to win tight contests can't be overlooked. Walter Clayton Jr. has demonstrated takeover ability against both Connecticut and Texas Tech when the Gators seemed to be wobbling," Timanus notes. "But he'll almost certainly need help as the level of competition amps up even more. A performance like Thomas Haugh's 20 points off the bench against Texas Tech was encouraging. There are several others capable of shouldering the load, and a deep frontcourt should be capable of slowing Auburn in the semifinal." USA TODAY Sports' Final Four reseed Duke Blue Devils Florida Gators Houston Cougars Auburn Tigers How to watch Florida-Auburn The Florida Gators play the Auburn Tigers on Saturday, April 5. The game will be played in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Tipoff is slated for 6:09 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast on CBS. Follow us @GatorsWire on X, formerly known as Twitter, as well as Bluesky, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators news, notes and opinions.
NBC Sports
02-04-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Podcast: Who is favorite at Augusta National? Big injury news; Past champ trending
Burko and Brentley are in Augusta on the eve of the Augusta National Women's Amateur, which begins Wednesday. They discuss whether Lottie Woad is the favorite, Mirabel Ting's historic season, an injury to a top-5 amateur (and subsequent WD), Anna Davis' round of the year and much, much more. They then do their annual snake draft, picking seven players each; Burko thinks he has a sleeper that will help him get his revenge on Brentley. Finally, we talk hoops and a huge matchup between Florida-Auburn (aka Burko-Clinard).
USA Today
08-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
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