All four No. 1 seeds will be present in the Elite Eight after the Tigers and Cougars survived respective scares on Friday
The Houston Cougars and Purdue Boilermakers face off Friday night in a Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament matchup in Indianapolis. Houston (32-4) is favored by 8.5 point
The Cougars were tested and trailed at halftime, but rebounded in the second half with Milos Uzan's starring effort.
With 2.8 seconds left, Houston's execution provided another example of how Sampson’s mind calms in hectic moments to find simple solutions.
No. 4 Purdue plays No. 1 Houston in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Follow the live blog for in-game updates throughout the night.
Next up on the schedule: No. 4 Purdue and No. 1 Houston. Wondering who's calling this game on TBS on Friday night? Fear not! We have answers! Andrew Catalon will be on play-by-play duties. Steve Lappas will be there as the analyst. Evan Washburn will be reporting from the sidelines.
Kelvin Sampson was concerned with Friday's late tip-off time and a game that stretched into the early hours of Saturday morning. He was less concerned about Tennessee afterward.
Purdue fans were irate with the officials late in Friday's Sweet 16 game in the Boilermakers' heartbreaking 62-60 loss to Houston.
Houston, Michigan State and Auburn came up clutch, while Tennessee was a bully from the start in Sweet 16 action Friday night.
No. 1 seed Houston advanced to the Elite Eight on a perfectly executed last-second inbounds play that led to a game-winning layup by Milos Uzan on Friday night, as the Cougars outlasted No. 4 seed Purdue 62-60 in a thrilling cap to the Sweet 16.