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Top-seeded Houston basketball faced off against No. 9 seed Texas A&M on Sunday night in Memphis with a spot within the Candy 16 on the road. And the Cougars had considered one of their largest followers within the constructing: longtime NCAA match announcer Jim Nantz, who’s a Houston alum and was on the Cougars’ golf workforce.
Nantz, a longtime broadcaster for CBS who nonetheless works NFL video games and golf tournaments, had labored the NCAA match — together with the Remaining 4 and nationwide championship — till this season, when he ceded play-by-play duties to Ian Eagle. That allowed him the prospect to observe his Cougars in particular person, and he was readily available Sunday at FedExForum.
The Cougars started their March Insanity run with a blowout win over No. 16 seed Longwood on Friday night. The Aggies additionally earned a blowout win within the first spherical, dispatching No. 8 seed Nebraska.
Houston gained the Large 12 regular-season title however fell within the convention match championship sport to Iowa State. The Cougars are of their first season within the Large 12 after leaving the American Athletic Convention.
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