Kelvin Sampson will face another marquee coach as the Cougars eye their second national semifinal berth this century.

No. 2 seed Tennessee and top-seeded Houston will meet Sunday afternoon inside Lucas Oil Stadium, the winner advancing to the Final Four — and the coaches very much acted their age. Barnes is a septuagenarian,

Houston faced a stern test from Purdue Friday night winning 62-60 on a last second driving layup from Milos Uzan. The Boilermakers rallied in the final minutes from a five-point deficit to tie it with under three seconds to play only to see Uzan score two of his game-high 22 points to secure the win for the Cougars.

The Houston Cougars fell short of the Final Four in each of the last two years after seizing a No. 1 seed in the men's NCAA tournament. Kelvin Sampson 's squad now hopes to avoid a three-peat as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region for the 2025 edition of March Madness.

Uzan soars for an uncontested layup on a beautifully executed inbound play with 0.9 seconds left, and the top-seeded Cougars survive a late collapse, 62-60. Houston faces No. 2 seed Tennessee on

Braden Smith becomes the first player in NCAA Tournament history to have two games of 15 or more assists in a career.

What will it take for Purdue to get past Houston, Tennessee or Kentucky and make a run to the Final Four? ESPN's Jay Bilas breaks it down for the Boilermakers.

As Purdue's basketball season abruptly ended Friday at Lucas Oil Stadium, it's hard for the Boilermakers not to think about a promising season ahead.