HoopsTournament.Net: Elite Eight Tidbits

#1 Houston 69 #2 Tennessee 50

Houston is in the Final Four for the first time since 2021 and the 7th time overall. They are 2-4 in the National Semifinals.
Houston is 7-1 in the Elite Eight.
Houston defeats an SEC for the 3rd consecutive tournament.

Houston is 3-0 vs. teams from Tennessee in the tournament. They defeated Memphis in 1983 and 1984. Every year they have defeated a team from Tennessee, they have advanced to the Final Four.
Houston's win is a tournament-leading 15th win this decade.
Houston wins their 8th consecutive tournament game on a Sunday.
Tennessee is 0-3 in the Elite Eight.
Tennessee is 0-7 vs. #1 seeds.
Tennessee is 0-3 in the tournament vs. teams currently in the Big 12.
Tennessee is 0-9 in the tournament when scoring 56 or fewer points.

#1 Auburn 70 #2 Michigan State 64

Auburn is in the Final Four for the first time since 2019 and the 2nd time overall. They are 0-1 in the National Semifinals.
Auburn is 2-1 in the Elite Eight. All three games were against #2 seeds.
With Auburn's win, all four #1 seeds advance to the Final Four for only the 2nd time in tournament history. The other time was 2008 (Kansas, Memphis, North Carolina, UCLA).
Auburn joins Florida to have two teams in the Final Four. It is the 5th time overall that SEC has had two teams.

Florida vs Auburn will be the first time two SEC teams have faced each other in the Final Four.
Auburn is the 3rd team to defeat Michigan and Michigan State in the same tournament.

2019 - Texas Tech defeated Michigan in the Sweet Sixteen and Michigan State in the National Semifinals
2021 - UCLA defeated Michigan State in the First Four and Michigan in the Elite Eight
2025 - Auburn defeated Michigan in the Sweet Sixteen and Michigan State in the Elite Eight

Michigan State ends an 11-game tournament winning streak against the SEC.
Michigan State is 10-5 in the Elite Eight. They are 0-3 in Elite Eight games played on March 30.
Michigan State is 7-12 vs. #1 seeds.

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