All four No. 1 seeds will be present in the Elite Eight after the Tigers and Cougars survived respective scares on Friday

The Houston Cougars and Purdue Boilermakers face off Friday night in a Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament matchup in Indianapolis. Houston (32-4) is favored by 8.5 point

Waddell, a 6-foot-7, 195-pound forward, played seldomly but drew the awe of fans, many of whom remember his father Matt. Waddell's father helped the Boilermakers win a pair of Big Ten championships (1994,

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.

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.

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March Madness 2025 continues on Friday, March 28, with the last four of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament Sweet 16 games. Among those teams in action are No. 1 seeds Auburn and Houston, along with Tennessee, Kentucky and Ole Miss from the SEC. Michigan State, Michigan and Purdue also take the court.