The Houston Cougars like mixing it up — and turning things ugly. Their hard-nosed defense has been a staple throughout coach Kelvin Sampson's 11-year tenure, and it served them well again in Indianapolis against two teams with much larger fan bases,

Duke enters Final Four as a worthy favorite, but how can you ignore Houston's experience, defense and grit? Beware the upset!

The University of Houston is playing just 200 miles from campus, but tickets to get inside San Antonio's Alamodome are expensive.

The No. 1 Cougars beat the No. 2 Volunteers, 69-50, in the Elite Eight on Sunday after amassing a 34-15 halftime lead. Tennessee’s fourth basket of the game came on its 23rd shot attempt. And that shot by Jordan Gainey simply cut a 21-point lead into a 29-10 advantage for Houston with 3:37 to play before the break.

What you need to know about the Houston Cougars' Final Four semifinal against Duke, a rematch of last year's Sweet 16.

Tennessee veterans Zakai Zeigler and Jahmai Mashack were part of the Volunteers team that lost to Purdue in the Elite Eight last year. They could have left to explore their professional basketball opportunities, but decided to return to Tennessee for another opportunity like the one they have today.

Despite turning his left ankle and suffering a right elbow injury, Johni Broome finished with 25 points. His health will be massive for Auburn against the Gators. Florida beat the Tigers 90-81 at Auburn on Feb. 8. Auburn won the regular-season SEC title but Florida won the SEC tournament.

No. 1 seed Houston and No. 1 seed Duke play in a March Madness NCAA Tournament Final Four men's college basketball game on Saturday, April 5, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Here's what ...

Madness odds for Houston Cougars vs Duke Blue Devils Final Four NCAA Tournament game, including point spread, moneyline, over/under for betting.