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
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The four teams participating in the Final Four this weekend in San Antonio are a perfect microcosm of the new era in college basketball. While a team such as Duke has built its roster with former blue-chip recruits such as Cooper Flagg,
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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,
Our greatest call of all time harkens back to when Gonzaga became, well...Gonzaga. Sure, now over a quarter-century later Mark Few's Bulldogs are a March Madness mainstay, but in 1999 the legend was beginning, and Few was in his final year as an assistant.
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.
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.
Madness odds for Houston Cougars vs Duke Blue Devils Final Four NCAA Tournament game, including point spread, moneyline, over/under for betting.