The Houston Cougars take on the Villanova Wildcats with the winner advancing to the Final Four. The Cougars are coming off a huge win over Arizona while the Wildcats got by Michigan.

Houston comes into this game having won 12 of their last 13 games. They have scored more than 75 points a game. One strength of their offense is offensive redoubling and they have had at least 12 offensive rebounds a game in their last three games. The Wildcat's offense has not found a rhythm in the playoffs as they are scoring less than 70 points a game. The Cougars have given up more than 60 points only once in their last four games. Villanova has struggled to score in the tournament and it won't get any easier against this Houston defense. If Villanova can't rebound on the defensive end, this will be a long game for them as they won't be able to match the easy points Houston will get off the glass.

Play on Houston. This is a 9* play