Purdue rallied from a 10-point deficit to tie Houston with 35 seconds left. The Cougars had the last laugh to end the Boilermakers' season.
Why is Houston playing at Lucas Oil Stadium? The Cougars' Sweet 16 matchup is practically a home game for Purdue:
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
Houston will take on Tennessee on Sunday at 1:20 p.m. after pulling off a thrilling win against Purdue Friday. Catch the Houston-Tennessee game on KHOU 11!
After Purdue tied things with 35 seconds to go, Houston’s Milos Uzan put in a layup with one second left in the second half after a perfectly executed inbound play to send the No. 1-seeded Cougars into the Elite Eight on Friday night.
Kelvin Sampson has one a lot of games, even at IU, but the biggest win has eluded his teams. Houston, taking the toughest NCAA tournament path, wants to win it for him.
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Purdue basketball coach Matt Painter thinks Houston has what it takes to win the national championship in March Madness.
Matt Painter, Trey Kaufman-Renn and No. 4 Purdue are playing Kelvin Sampson, L.J. Cryer and No. 1 Houston in the Sweet 16 of men's March Madness tonight with a spot in the Elite Eight on the line.