The Illini will be seeking their second Elite Eight appearance in three years when they clash with the Cougars on Thursday in Houston

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston is in the Sweet 16 for a seventh straight season, and this trip might be its sweetest yet. The second-seeded Cougars meet No. 3 Illinois Thursday night in the NCAA Tournament's South Region semifinals at Toyota Center,

It took some deft maneuvering and a friendly neighbor for Houston to get a Sweet 16 home game

Nebraska is in the Sweet 16 for the first time and will face Big Ten rival Iowa for the chance to advance.

Seven more Sweet 16 matchups were to be determined Sunday, but by the end of tournament play Saturday, the only one set was Illinois-Houston — and, at least for those on the out

Texas A&M basketball continues its NCAA Tournament run Saturday against Houston. Here are three things to know about the Cougars, plus a prediction.

UH enters the South Regional as a heavy favorite playing close to home with Big Ten teams Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska filling out the field.

The NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 takes place beginning Thursday with eight great regional semifinals featuring a number of top NBA Draft prospects. Duke's Cameron Boozer, Arkansas Darius Acuff Jr., Houston's Kingston Flemings,