All of the basketball games he had won and lost -- the games his teams had squandered and salvaged -- over a career that spans more than four decades taught him the lesson that saved Houston's season and led the program to its third national title game Monday night after a miraculous,

Houston rallied from a 14-point deficit and erased Duke’s title hopes Saturday in a 70-67 stunner at the Final Four. The Cougars will play Florida on Monday night for the championship.

The Final Four starts today at 5:09 p.m. CT with Auburn vs. Florida. Duke vs. Houston is set for a 7:49 p.m. CT tipoff at the Alamodome in San Antonio.