A relatively mundane men’s NCAA Tournament was playing to script late Saturday night at the Alamodome, another boring double-digit Duke win to digest, leaving us with faint hopes of Florida phenom Walter Clayton Jr.

Duke's March Madness run ended on Saturday at the Final Four, and what an ending it was. Despite the best efforts of Cooper Flagg, the Blue Devils blew a double-digit lead against Houston and crashed out of their most promising NCAA tournament run in years.

While in the present era, NBA basketball rules the roost, once, it was college basketball that helped to save the NBA from a precarious future.

UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma did not shy away from criticizing the NCAA over the tournament. Here's what he said following Final Four win: