Houston beats Purdue on last-second basket
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Madness broadcast for Tennessee basketball vs. Kentucky mistakenly used a Purdue logo instead of Kentucky's UK logo during the game.
Milos Uzan and No. 1 Houston knocked off Trey Kaufman-Renn and No. 4 Purdue in the Sweet 16 of March Madness to advance to the Elite Eight.
The Houston Cougars and Purdue Boilermakers battle in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on Friday, March 28.
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Sweet 16 action wraps up tonight with a showdown between the Cougars and the Boilermakers — here’s the best way to watch the game without cable
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The Elite Eight is set. The Auburn Tigers and Houston Cougars advance with wins over Michigan and Purdue, respectively, which means the four No. 1 seeds make up half of the remaining NCAA tournament field. The 2-seed Tennessee Volunteers and Michigan State Spartans are also moving on as March Madness rolls into its final seven games.
All four No. 1 seeds will be present in the Elite Eight after the Tigers and Cougars survived respective scares on Friday
Duke enters Final Four as a worthy favorite, but how can you ignore Houston's experience, defense and grit? Beware the upset!
The Cougars lost in last year’s Sweet 16, but All-American point guard Jamal Shead suffered an ankle injury and missed the entire second half in the loss to Duke. In 2021 and 2022, Houston was eliminated by teams that had a defense ranked in the top 25.