The Cougars hit the court for a final tune-up before their game against Duke.
A trip the the Elite 8 on Sunday is on the line when these two powerhouse basketball programs hook up in Dallas.DALLAS — Houston is home in the Lone Star State, playing as a No. 1 seed in the South Region and in the Sweet 16 for the fifth NCAA Tournament in a row., big man J'Wan Roberts and coach Kelvin Sampson, the Cougars are in the midst of their best March Madness run since they made three consecutive Final Fours in the Phi Slama Jama era four decades ago.
The Cougars, meanwhile, went 34 years before even winning another March Madness game, with only four appearances until an opening-round victory in 2018. The next year started their active run of Sweet 16s, which is matched only by “We knew how good we are, but with the two losses, we didn’t get a win for, like, two weeks. It can kind of get a little unconfident," Duke guard Jeremy Roach said. “I think getting that first win against Vermont was a big thing, and then it just leads us to ... where we are right now. We just have to keep that confidence going.”Jamal Shead mentions how Kelvin Sampson mentioned the late Reggie Chaney during his halftime speech tonight during A&M game.
Houston is shooting 44.0% from the field this season, 1.0 percentage point higher than the 43.0% Duke allows to opponents. Duke averages 8.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.3 more made shots on average than the 6.1 per game Houston allows.LJ Cryer is scoring 15.5 points per game with 2.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists for the Cougars. Emanuel Sharp is averaging 13.2 points and 2.9 rebounds while shooting 37.1% over the past 10 games.
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