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Houston ranks as the second-best team in the KenPom rankings, sporting the 10th-best offense and best defense.
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Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman sees a world where both premier events happen in the same place.
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Throughout the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr. has put together one of the most dominant runs in recent memory.
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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
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.
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Can Purdue basketball pull off Sweet 16 upset of Houston? 3 ways Boilers can winHouston, Purdue's Sweet 16 opponent Friday night and the nation's most efficient defensive team, feasts on forcing point guards to get rid of the ball. On Saturday afternoon, Purdue countered McNeese's press with a unique lineup it hasn't shown this season.
Houston, Michigan State and Auburn came up clutch, while Tennessee was a bully from the start in Sweet 16 action Friday night.
Purdue fans were irate with the officials late in Friday's Sweet 16 game in the Boilermakers' heartbreaking 62-60 loss to Houston.
The Sweet 16 matchup between Houston and Purdue will happen Friday night. Tip-off is scheduled to happen at 9:09 p.m. at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. As of Tuesday afternoon, Houston was favored by 7.5 and the over-under was set at 132.5. The game will air on TBS and truTV.