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Houston is arguably the best defensive team remaining in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, The Cougars are allowing 58.4 points and they are holding opponents to a mark of 38.4% from the field.
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The Florida Gators (35-4) were the No. 1 seed from the West Region of the NCAA Tournament and SEC champs.
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Houston leads the nation in scoring defense at 58.3 points per game allowed.
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Purdue fans were irate with the officials late in Friday's Sweet 16 game in the Boilermakers' heartbreaking 62-60 loss to Houston.
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.
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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 points, but Purdue (24-11) is playing close to home and is loaded with experience.
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Houston, Michigan State and Auburn came up clutch, while Tennessee was a bully from the start in Sweet 16 action Friday night.
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.
The Sweet 16 stage of this year’s March Madness tournament wraps up tonight with the No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers taking on the No. 1 Houston Cougars. The winner will head to the Midwest regional ...