Historical matchup information is courtesy of College Basketball Reference’s Matchup Finder. Note that this data only goes back to the 1949-50 season.
Midwest 12. Oregon State Beavers (20-12, 10-10 Pac-12 Automatic)
vs. 2. Houston Cougars (27-3, 14-3 American Automatic)
7:15 p.m. on CBS (March Madness Live game link) at Lucas Oil Stadium’s Equality Court (Ian Eagle and Jim Spankarel with Jamie Erdahl reporting)
Either OSU’s Wayne Tinkle or UH’s Kelvin Sampson will earn his first Final Four berth as a coach with a win today, while both of their teams are looking to reach the season’s final weekend for the first time in a very long time.