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

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.

SportsLine expert Micah Roberts has revealed his Purdue Boilermakers vs. Houston Cougars picks for the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Friday

The Houston Cougars and Purdue Boilermakers battle in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on Friday, March 28.

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.

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,