Although it was a pro-Purdue crowd at Lucas Oil Stadium on Friday night, Houston coach Kelvin Sampson it "wasn't as bad" as playing in some Big 12 venues.

The Boilermakers spent 105 minutes practicing on the floor at Lucas Oil, before going through its media obligations on Thursday afternoon.

Why is Houston playing at Lucas Oil Stadium? The Cougars' Sweet 16 matchup is practically a home game for Purdue:

With 2.8 seconds left, Houston's execution provided another example of how Sampson’s mind calms in hectic moments to find simple solutions.

Other programs could make aggressive overtures toward Purdue stars Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn, while Matt Painter is already active in portal.

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Houston, Michigan State and Auburn came up clutch, while Tennessee was a bully from the start in Sweet 16 action Friday night.

No. 1 seed Houston advanced to the Elite Eight on a perfectly executed last-second in-bounds 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.

Milos Uzan dropped in a game-winning layup and No. 1 Houston grabbed the final Elite Eight spot in a 62-60 thriller over No. 4 Purdue in the late-night Midwest Region