INDIANAPOLIS -- Holding a compact priority list with only one vacancy to address on his roster, Houston coach Kelvin Sampson searched for - and found - the player he wanted in the transfer portal. Early Saturday morning, junior guard Milos Uzan paid Sampson back. Uzan kept Houston in the NCAA Tournament with a tiebreaking layup with 0.9 seconds on the clock and a career-high six 3-pointers in a 62-60 victory over Purdue. On a night when LJ Cryer couldn't throw the ball in the Indy Canal, Uzan (22 points) and Emanuel Sharp combined for 39 points. When Sampson called "51" on the final out of bounds play, the first option was still Cryer, just as Purdue expected.
Top seed Houston sinks Purdue with last-second layup
