Houston and Gonzaga Set for Sweet 16 Showdown Tonight
The NCAA Tournament's second round pits No. 1 seed Houston against No. 8 seed Gonzaga, with both teams aiming to extend their Sweet 16 streaks.
- Houston, the Midwest region's top seed, enters the game after a dominant 78-40 first-round victory over SIU-Edwardsville.
- Gonzaga, seeded eighth, secured their second-round spot with an 89-68 win over Georgia in the opening round.
- Both teams hold the NCAA's longest active Sweet 16 streaks, with Gonzaga's spanning nine years and Houston's five.
- Houston's J'Wan Roberts, a first-team All-Big 12 player, is expected to play after returning from an ankle injury in the first round.
- The game will tip off at 8:40 p.m. ET at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas, and will air on TNT.