The final four competitors of the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Tournament has now been determined. What we saw on Sunday was how spectacular the defense is for the University of Houston Cougars. In the third Elite Eight matchup from Indianapolis, Indiana, the Cougars only gave up 15 points in the first half in a 69-50 victory over the University of Tennessee Volunteers. That was the fewest points ever scored by a team in an Elite Eight game, and the fewest points ever scored by a team in March Madness that was seeded either first or second in their region. The Volunteers were the second seed in the Midwest Region and the Cougars were the first seed.
