Friday night, No. 1 seed Houston looked at risk of another disappointing Sweet 16 exit.  But the Cougars found their stroke to start the second half and held on for a thrilling 62-60 win over No. 4 Purdue thanks to a perfectly executed inbounds play that resulted in Milos Uzan's game-winning layup with 0.

The third-seeded Red Raiders (28-8) earned the matchup against the Gators (33-4) by erasing a 13-point deficit in the final five minutes of regulation before winning 85-83 in overtime in the Sweet 16.

Houston is 32-4 and has won 15 consecutive games since Feb. 1, including victories over NCAA Tournament qualifiers Arizona (twice), Iowa State, Texas Tech, Kansas and BYU in Big 12 play. The Boilermakers have made the Sweet 16 the past two seasons.

Now with 11 transfers, eight of them who had previous NCAA Tournament experience, they are in the Sweet 16 for the first time after sweeping the Big 12 regular season and conference tournament titles,