Houston Cougars face the Purdue Boilermakers in Sweet 16
- Purdue's Coach Matt Painter has nearly 500 career wins, five conference titles, and led the Boilermakers to 10 consecutive NCAA tournaments, reaching the Sweet 16 six times in eight years.
- Purdue, with a record of 24-11, will face top-seeded Houston in the NCAA tournament aiming for their fourth straight 25-win season.
- Painter highlights the importance of combining good players with good people for coaching success.
- Players Loyer and Kaufman-Renn expressed confidence, noting their improved performance despite the absence of star player Zach Edey.
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Top seed Houston sinks Purdue with last-second layup
INDIANAPOLIS -- At a quarter 'til 1 a.m. local time, Houston guard Milos Uzan dropped in a game-winning layup and the Cougars grabbed the final Elite Eight spot in a 62-60 thriller over Purdue in the late-night Midwest Region semifinal…
Houston squeaks by Purdue on final-second shot to claim spot in Elite Eight
No. 1 Houston survived a late scare thanks to a final-second bucket. After Purdue tied things with 35 seconds to go, Houston's Milos Uzan put in a layup with one second to go after a perfectly executed inbound play to send the No. 1-seeded Cougars into the Elite Eight.
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