The Houston Cougars dominated the Big 12 regular season and conference tournament. They had 22 wins and only one loss in all of conference play. They have also

No. 1 seed Houston has the makings of a March Madness classic (in April) at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The nation's best offensive team (Duke), with the projected No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming NBA draft (Cooper Flagg) faces the nation's best defensive team (Houston) and one of the best coaches in the country seeking his first national championship (Kelvin Sampson).

The Houston Cougars like mixing it up — and turning things ugly. Their hard-nosed defense has been a staple throughout coach Kelvin Sampson's 11-year tenure, and it served them well again in Indianapolis against two teams with much larger fan bases,

The No. 1 Cougars beat the No. 2 Volunteers, 69-50, in the Elite Eight on Sunday after amassing a 34-15 halftime lead. Tennessee’s fourth basket of the game came on its 23rd shot attempt. And that shot by Jordan Gainey simply cut a 21-point lead into a 29-10 advantage for Houston with 3:37 to play before the break.

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Cooper Flagg's point total is sky-high for this battle of No. 1 seeds when you consider what the Houston Cougars defense can do to the Duke Blue Devils attack, per Jason Logan's Final Four picks.

Tennessee veterans Zakai Zeigler and Jahmai Mashack were part of the Volunteers team that lost to Purdue in the Elite Eight last year. They could have left to explore their professional basketball opportunities, but decided to return to Tennessee for another opportunity like the one they have today.

What you need to know about the Houston Cougars' Final Four semifinal against Duke, a rematch of last year's Sweet 16.

Duke enters Final Four as a worthy favorite, but how can you ignore Houston's experience, defense and grit? Beware the upset!