Houston overcomes Tennessee to go to the final of the fourth

A Houston Cuhari ‘ Milk defense helped to keep Tennessee volunteers under control during the Sunday elite game.

The country’s worst defense had Vols up to 15 points in the first half, as the least in the elite eight -year game since 1979. 69-50 victory provided the first trip to Houston to the finals of four since 2021.

Now the cougars have advanced to The final of the fourth Seven times throughout the program history. The victory also extended the most active winning series in the country up to 17 games.

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March 30, 2025; Indianapolis, in the US; The Houston Cugars are shown after the victory over Tennessee volunteers during the Midwestern regional finals on Sunday. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Image)

Houston’s last two runs at the NCAA men’s tournament ended with Sweet 16, but this time coach Kelvin Sampson’s coach is still dancing and still has a chance to win the first national program title.

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Cugars will the face of the Duke On Saturday at San Antonio, only 3 1/2 hours away from campus. Cugars have twice achieved a national title game, losing in 1983 in North Carolina, and in 1984 in Georgetown in the Phi Slama Jama.

Houston’s guard Emanuel Sharpe made four 3-pointers and Joseph Tugar, who made assistance in the decisive basket on Friday versusThere were nine rebounds.

Houston J’wan Roberts (13) is celebrated in the last minutes of victory over Tennessee in the elite eight rounds of basketball tournament at the NCAA College on Sunday in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Chaz Lanje and Jordan Gini scored 17 points apiece for volunteers, which came out again from the first final of the program. Last year, coach Rick Barns team was also eliminated in the regional final.

Houston’s head coach Kelvin Sampson is running the Midwestern Championship trophy after winning Tennessee in the elite eight rounds of NCAA basketball tournament on Sunday. (AP Photo/AJ MAST)

If Vols had the opportunity to reduce the deficit to unambiguous figures in the second half, in a 3-point shot in the country made three directly due to the arc to extend the profitability to 17.

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Even in the second half, Tennessee fought. The defense, which so thoroughly imitated Kentucky in the previous round, could not get enough stops, and when the crime improved, it was not good enough.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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