How To Watch: No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 1 Houston in the Elite Eight
INDIANAPOLIS — A year later, Tennessee Basketball is back in the Elite Eight. A year later, after the losing to No. 1-seed Purdue in Detroit last March, the Vols face No. 1 Houston in another NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional final on Sunday afternoon.
Tipoff is scheduled for 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time on CBS at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Tennessee (30-7), the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region, beat No. 3 Kentucky 78-65 on Friday night in the Sweet 16, after advancing out of the NCAA Tournament’s first weekend with a win over No. 15 Wofford in the first round and No. 7 UCLA in the second round.
Houston (33-4), which has won 16 straight games and 29 of its last 30, beat No. 4 Purdue 62-60 in late game Friday night, winning on a layup with 0.9 seconds left. The Cougars beat No. 16 SIUE in the first round and No. 8 Gonzaga in the second round.
How To Watch: Tennessee vs. Houston
Start Time: Sunday, 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time
TV: CBS
Streaming: March Madness App
Radio: WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.
KenPom Prediction: Houston 63, Tennessee 61 (42% chance to win)
The Line: Tennessee +2.5 (Total: 123.5)
The Matchup: Tennessee vs. Houston
The Elite Eight matchup features two of the toughest defenses in college basketball. And two efficient, slow offenses.
Houston is ranked No. 1 in KenPom.com‘s adjusted defensive efficiency, giving up 88.0 points per 100 possession. Tennessee was ranked No. 1 in the metric for much of the season, but has slipped to No. 3 over the last two weeks, now giving up 89.3 points per 100 possessions.
The Cougars are ranked No. 12 in adjusted offensive efficiency, scoring 123.4 points per 100 possessions, but are ranked No. 360 (out of 364) in adjusted tempo. The Vols are up to No. 17 on offense, scoring 121.2 points per 100 possessions, while ranked No. 349 in adjusted tempo.
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Houston is No. 4 in effective field-goal percentage allowed (45.1), No. 5 in 2-point percentage allowed (44.5) and No. 23 in 3-point percentage allowed (30.5).
Tennessee is No. 3 in effective field-goal percentage allowed (44.9), No. 3 in 3-point percentage allowed (28.5) and No. 25 in 2-point percentage allowed (46.6).
Houston’s Leaders
Guard LJ Cryer leads Houston in scoring at 15.3 points per game, shooting 41.2% from the field and 42.4% from the 3-point line. J’Wan Roberts leads the Cougars in rebounds (6.4), Milos Uzan leads in assists (4.4) and Joseph Tugler leads in blocks (2.0).
Cryer had just five points on 2-for-13 shooting in the Sweet 16 win over Purdue. Uzan scored 22 points, going 6-for-9 from the 3-point line, and Emmanuel Sharp scored 17. Roberts and Tugler combined for eight points and 15 rebounds in the post.
Houston started the season with a 4-3 record through seven games, losing to Auburn, Alabama and San Diego State. The Cougars are 29-1 since then, with the only loss coming February 1 at home in overtime against Texas Tech.
