The Wildcats were led by Tyler Herro with 19 points and P.J. Washington with 16 points.
The sophomore forward single-handedly outscored the Cougars bench by finishing with 16-points to go along with the defensive play of the game to send the United Kingdom program to its 34th Elite Eight, which is an NCAA record. Led by Armoni Brooks with 20 points, the Courgars also got 14 from Corey Davis Jr., and 10 from Galen Robinson Jr.
The Auburn Tigers and the Kentucky Wildcats meet in an all-SEC elite 8 matchup in an NCAA tournament matchup in college basketball action from the Sprint Center on Sunday.
"I love our will to win", Calipari said.
In any case, Chuck was able to get the last laugh with his Tigers moving onto the Elite Eight and only a showdown with Kentucky separating them from the Final Four. However, even though I had Kentucky in the final four in my bracket, I've become a believer in what the Tigers are selling here. The sophomore All-American forward acknowledged that adrenaline carried him through some lingering pain.
Houston (33-4), in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1984, used a 17-6 surge to finish a comeback from 13 points down early in the second half. "Kind of started hurting in the second half, but I have to tough through it", Washington said. Davis then muscled a shot over Reid Travis in the lane with 3:39 left for the Cougars' first lead since 13 minutes left in the first half. "Through the end of the game, it was trying to cramp up".
Trailing 54-51, United Kingdom closed the game with an 11-4 run. We make our free throws, we defend.
Coby White and Cameron Johnson each had 15 points for the Tar Heels, who shot just 43 percent and made 7 of 28 3-pointers.
