INDIANAPOLIS -- Kelvin Sampson and Houston are tuning out nostalgia and naysayers with a goal of tunnel vision when the top-seeded Cougars take the court against Purdue at Lucas Oil Stadium on Friday night in a semifinal matchup in the Midwest Region. A late-night game Friday (10:07 p.m. ET scheduled tip) and the last of the eight regional semifinals, Houston (32-4) isn't playing the disrespect card despite a regional bracket that funneled the Cougars into a virtual home game for Purdue. "No," Sampson said Thursday when asked if the geography of the Sweet 16 matchup bothered him. "I didn't hear what you said.
No. 1 Houston tunes out 'home' advantage of underdog Purdue
