Houston unleashed a scoring barrage, crushing Texas A&M by 31 points and punching their ticket to the Sweet 16.
The Texas A&M Aggies faced off against the Houston Cougars in the second round of March Madness in Oklahoma City on Saturday evening.
It was the second-seeded Cougars who were able to advance, and they did so in dominant fashion with a score of 88-57.
In the first part of the first half, Texas A&M was able to hang around with the two-seeded Cougars because of Houston shooting just 36 percent from the field and 23 percent from three.
This led to them being down just four points with just under nine minutes left to play in the first half. But a three-pointer from Zach Clemence cut the lead to just one point.
After some more back and forth, Houston got hot and went on a 10-0 run to extend their lead to 11 and force an Aggies timeout with four minutes left to play.
But that timeout didn't seem to help, as the Cougars scored another four quick points to extend their lead to 15 with just over two to play.
When the run was over, it had reached 18-0, and Houston was able to keep the Aggies from scoring for 6:34. The run was finally ended by a pair of free throws from Pop Isaacs, but the Cougars came right back with a three-pointer to get their lead to 20.
Texas A&M's Rylan Griffen made a layup in the last minute of the half, and Houston went into the locker room with a 46-28 lead. This came after the score was just 25-24 in favor of the Cougars earlier in the half.
The scoring was pretty spread around for the Aggies, as Josh Holloway led the team with six points in just nine minutes off the bench. For Houston, Emmanuel Sharp led for them with 14, while big man Chris Cenac Jr. had 10 of his own.
The Aggies were never really able to get anything going, and the Cougars' lead stayed at 20, sometimes reaching as many as 30 points.
Sharp, Cenac, Milos Uzan, and Mercy Miller were able to score in double-digits for the Cougars, with Sharp leading the way with 18. For the Aggies, Holloway had 12 off the bench, and Isaacs led the starters in scoring with eight points.
Neither team shot well from three-point range, but Houston was able to beat Texas A&M from the field at 44 percent to 35.
The Cougars will play the winner of VCU and Illinois in Houston in what will basically be a home game.