(247NEWSSOURCE) – For only the second time in NCAA Tournament history, all four number one seeds are advancing to the Final Four.
Houston took down Tennessee 69-50, while Auburn defeated Michigan State 70-64.
Saturday’s Final Four will see Houston take on Duke, while Auburn will matchup with Florida, with the winners facing off on April 7th for the national championship in San Antonio.
The only other time all four number one seeds advanced to the Final Four was 2008.
Houston 69, Tennessee 50
Houston took down two-seed Tennessee in the Elite Eight in Indianapolis.
L.J. Cryer came up big with a team-high 17 points while Emanuel Sharp finished with 16.
Houston guard L.J. Cryer says reaching the Final Four with their program-record 34th victory is a great feeling.
Houston guard Emanuel Sharp says the Cougars’ early effort on the defensive end helped set the tone against Tennessee in the Elite Eight.
Houston coach Kelvin Sampson says he’s looking forward to somewhat of a home-court advantage after his team’s treacherous road to the Final Four.
Jordan Gainey and Chaz Lanier paced Tennessee with 17 points apiece.
The Volunteers end the season at 30-and-8.
Auburn 70, Michigan State 64
At Atlanta, Johni Broome scored 25 points and pulled down 14 rebounds to lead Auburn to the win over Michigan State.
Auburn, now 32-5, is in the Final Four for just the second time.
Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl says he’s proud of his team reaching the Final Four.
Pearl says he thought they had the better team over MSU.
Broome talked about his game.
Michigan State ended its season with a 30-7 record.
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo called this a special season.
Jaxon Kohler scored 17 points to lead Michigan State.
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