The top-seeded Cougars were in enemy territory at Midwest Region games in Indianapolis, but they dominated Tennessee in Sunday’s region final to reach the Final Four.

Houston clinched its seventh trip to the Final Four after a dominating performance against Tennessee in Sunday’s Midwest Region championship game. Houston downs Tennessee: Live score, updates, highlights from 2025 NCAA Elite 8 game The Cougars - making their first trip to the Final Four since 2021 - will take on Duke in a rematch of last season’s Sweet 16 game in Dallas.

Houston has advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the third No. 1 seed to do so.

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With 2.8 seconds left, Houston's execution provided another example of how Sampson’s mind calms in hectic moments to find simple solutions.

Other programs could make aggressive overtures toward Purdue stars Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn, while Matt Painter is already active in portal.

Houston, Michigan State and Auburn came up clutch, while Tennessee was a bully from the start in Sweet 16 action Friday night.

No. 1 seed Houston advanced to the Elite Eight on a perfectly executed last-second inbounds play that led to a game-winning layup by Milos Uzan on Friday night, as the Cougars outlasted No. 4 seed Purdue 62-60 in a thrilling cap to the Sweet 16.

Milos Uzan carries Houston in the second half with his sixth 3-pointer of the game.