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A slick last-possession out-of-bounds play proved the difference, Milos Uzan’s layup with less than one second left clinching a 62-60 Houston victory.
From USA TODAY
Houston survived Purdue 62-60 in what felt like a road game to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2022.
From The New York Times
Auburn chipped away and eventually exploded on a 31-8 run, setting up a matchup against Michigan State on Sunday.
From The New York Times
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All four No. 1 seeds will be present in the Elite Eight after the Tigers and Cougars survived respective scares on Friday
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.
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.
The Houston Cougars and Purdue Boilermakers battle in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on Friday, March 28.
Watch this Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament matchup between the No. 1 Houston Cougars (32-4) and No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers (24-11) to determine which of the squads is heading to the Midwest Region bracket
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Waddell, a 6-foot-7, 195-pound forward, played seldomly but drew the awe of fans, many of whom remember his father Matt. Waddell's father helped the Boilermakers win a pair of Big Ten championships (1994,