All four No. 1 seeds will be present in the Elite Eight after the Tigers and Cougars survived respective scares on Friday
Purdue rallied from a 10-point deficit to tie Houston with 35 seconds left. The Cougars had the last laugh to end the Boilermakers' season.
The No. 4 seed Purdue Boilermakers (24-11) and the No. 1 seed Houston Cougars (32-4) will meet on Friday in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.
Here's everything Purdue coach Matt Painter had to say following Purdue's heartbreaking 62-60 loss to Houston in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament.
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.
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.
Houston, Michigan State and Auburn came up clutch, while Tennessee was a bully from the start in Sweet 16 action Friday night.
Kelvin Sampson was concerned with Friday's late tip-off time and a game that stretched into the early hours of Saturday morning. He was less concerned about Tennessee afterward.
Watch this Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament matchup between the No. 1 Houston Cougars (32-4) and No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers (24-11) to determine which of the squads is heading to the Midwest Region bracket