Belt game 2,499 · April 5, 2025 · postseason
Houston take the belt
Houston beat Duke 70–67 on a neutral floor to start reign 733 of the College Basketball belt, the 7th for the program.
Duke had held it since March 15, 2025, with 4 defenses over 21 days.
Houston held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Florida on April 7, 2025.
733Reign number
7Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Duke
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Flagg | 36 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8-19 | 3-4 | 8-8 |
| Kon Knueppel | 38 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 3-3 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 37 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 3-5 |
| Sion James | 27 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Khaman Maluach | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Maliq Brown | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mason Gillis | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Patrick Ngongba II | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Isaiah Evans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Caleb Foster | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Houston
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.J. Cryer | 40 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-14 | 6-9 | 4-6 |
| Emanuel Sharp | 34 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-13 | 3-7 | 5-6 |
| J'Wan Roberts | 35 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Milos Uzan | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Joseph Tugler | 25 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ja'Vier Francis | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mylik Wilson | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Terrance Arceneaux | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.