No. 1 seed Houston is headed to the Final Four for the second time in the past five seasons after imposing its will on No. 2 seed Tennessee for a 69-50 win in the Elite Eight on Sunday. The Cougars used a masterful defensive effort to build a 22-point first half lead and then held on late for their 17th consecutive victory.

After beating Tennessee in the Elite Eight, the Houston Cougars are ready to play closer to home in the Final Four against Duke in San Antonio.

Houston’s relentless defense confused and harassed Tennessee and carried the Cougars into their seventh Final Four and first since 2021.

Kelvin Sampson has led Houston to the Final Four once in his tenure as head coach. That came in the pandemic-affected 2021 NCAA Tournament (also in Indianapolis). Aside from that,

Tennessee lets the clock run down as Houston celebrate reaching their seventh Final Four in program history.

All the top seeds in the men’s tournament are headed to the Final Four! It’s Florida, Duke, Houston and Auburn next week in San Antonio. • Houston books their trip to San Antonio: Houston rolled to their school’s seventh Final Four appearance with a dominating win over Tennessee,

Sunday's Elite Eight action starts at 2:20 p.m. with Tennessee vs. Houston in a clash between two of the best defensive teams in the country.

It's Houston vs. Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight — we've got the channel, streaming info and tip-off time.

There are just two games left before the Final Four of the 2025 March Madness tournament is set. The No. 2 Tennessee Volunteers and No. 1 Houston Cougars will kick off today’s Elite 8 contests. The Vols lost to their Sweet 16 opponents,