Houston overwhelm Tennessee to advance the last four
THE Houston Cougars’ The formidable defense helped to keep the Tennessee volunteers under control during the Eight Eight match on Sunday.
The most pungent defense of the nation has held the Vols at 15 points of the first half, the least in an elite match of eight since 1979. The 69-50 victory has obtained Houston’s first trip to the Final Four from 2021.
The cougars are now advanced to Final Four Seven times during the history of the program. The victory has also extended the longest series of active victories in the country at 17 games.
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The Houston Cougars are shown after defeating the Tennessee volunteers during the Midwest regional final in Indianapolis on Sunday. (Images of Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn)
The last two Houston races in the NCAA male tournament ended in the Sweet 16, but this time the Kelvin Sampson team is still dancing and still has the opportunity to win the first national title of the program.
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The cougars will do so Face Duke Saturday in San Antonio, only 3 1/2 hours of car from the campus. The Cougars twice reached the match of the national title, losing in 1983 in the state of Northern Carolina and in 1984 in Georgetown in the Age of Pho Slama Jama.
Guardian Houston Emanuel Sharp made four 3 episodes and Joseph Tugler, who have been assisting in the decisive basket on Friday against PurdueHe had nine rebounds.
J’Wan Roberts (13) by Houston celebrates in the last minutes of a victory over Tennessee in the eight rounds of the Basketball Tournament of the NCAA College on Sunday in Indianapolis. (Photo ap/Michael Conroy)
Chaz Lanier and Jordan Gainey scored 17 points each for the second seed volunteers, who were again at the height of the first final appearance of the program. The team of the coach Rick Barnes was also eliminated in a regional final last year.
Houston Kelvin Sampson’s leader holds the Midwest Region Championship Trophy after defeating Tennessee in the eight eight rounds of the NCAA College basketball tournament on Sunday. (Ap photo/aj mast)
When the Vols had the opportunity to cut the deficit to the individual figures in the second half, the 3 -point shooting team made three directly from beyond the arch to extend the margin to 17.
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Even in the second half, Tennessee has fought. The defense that beat the Kentucky so carefully in the previous round could not get enough stops and while the offense improved, it was not good enough.
The Associated Press has contributed to this report.
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