Emanuel Sharp started overtime with a 3-pointer that put top-seeded Houston ahead to stay as the Cougars advanced to the Sweet 16 back in Texas by topping ninth-seeded Texas A&M 100-95 on Sunday night.
beat the buzzer with his ninth 3-pointer of the season, and then was mobbed by his teammates at the top of the key.
Sharp fouled out after his 3, finishing with 30 points. His teammates outscored Texas A&M 7-1 to start the extra session and close it out.The win by Houston means all eight teams seeded 1 and 2 advanced to the Sweet 16 for the fifth time since the NCAA tournament started seeding in 1979. The top eight seeds also advanced in 2019, 2009, 1995 and 1989.
They are playing in part for Reggie Chaney, a forward who was part of Houston's Final Four team in 2021, who died in August at the age of 23. Chaney's No. 32 is on a patch on Houston jerseys, and Sampson said at halftime he asked his Cougars what would Chaney do in this game.Texas A&M was trying to make the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2018 in its second straight NCAA tournament under coach Buzz Williams.
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