Houston remained red-hot with a 68-53 victory over Illinois in the second round of the 2022 NCAA men's basketball tournament Sunday at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.
The fifth-seeded Cougars have won 11 of their past 12 games since a brief two-game losing streak in mid-February to reach the Sweet 16. That run of success includes winning the AAC tournament and their March Madness opener, an 82-68 triumph over UAB on Friday.
While the No. 4 seed Fighting Illini escaped an upset bid from 13th-seeded Chattanooga on Friday, they weren't able to overcome a strong UH squad in the round of 32.