Before the action gets going inside the Alamodome, here are 10 things you need to know about this year’s semifinals and the four teams left standing. 1. For just the second time

Proctor missed the front end of the one-and-one, and then it got worse. On the rebound, Blue Devils superstar Cooper Flagg got called for a foul, immediately sending J'Wan Roberts to the line because Houston was in the bonus. Roberts made both to give his team the lead for the first time since the 14:42 mark of the first half.

Even as Auburn eyes a title, it's deep in the transfer portal, navigating NIL deals and uncertainty in real time

Auburn, Duke, Houston and Florida separated themselves throughout the season as the clear upper echelon a claim backed by both the eye test and advanced analytics. But how did we get here?

Which players, past and present, would be included in a starting five of each team representing this year's Final Four?

And it's the four that have been in the driver's seat the whole month of March: Duke, Florida, Auburn and – the first team from the Lone Star State to make the Final Four when it's being hosted by a city in the Lone Star State – the University of Houston.

In recent years, they’ve been dominant, going 159-23 since the start of the 2020-21 season, a stretch highlighted by a pair of Final Four appearances. This season has been perhaps their best yet, with a 34-4 record and Big 12 regular season and tournament championships.

Which players, past and present, would be included in a starting five of each team representing this year's Final Four?

The 2025 men's NCAA tournament began with 68 teams looking to raise a banner and write their name into college basketball history. The Auburn Tigers, the overall No. 1 seed in the South, are looking to avenge their SEC tournament loss and claim the title as the best team in the country,