Houston Cougars' Big 12 Run: A Deep March Madness Threat

0:00On March 23rd, the Houston Cougars made a solid run in the Big 12 tournament, knocking off strong teams to reach the finals. They beat Brigham Young University's 73-66 in the quarter finals and dominated Kansas 69-47 in the semifinals. Before falling to number 3, Arizona, 79-74. Earlier this week in Kansas City, Houston showed grit against BYU after trailing at half-time. They rallied in the second half to pull ahead in advance. Even in the semis, they clamped out on Kansas with a big run, holding them scoreless from the field for over 9 minutes. Standout freshman led the way for the Cougars. Kingston Fleming scored 17 points against BYU and 21 vs. Kansas, while Chris and Nick Jr. added 15 points in later A, double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds. Joseph Tuggler anchored the defense and notched a double-double of 20 points and 10 boards in the championship game. Even in defeat, Houston proved their top contender with one of the nation's best defenses.

1:02The Big 12 is stacked with teams like Number 5 Houston, Number 3 Arizona, and Number 7 Iowa State, so this run builds momentum. Now as the Number 2 seed in the South region of the NCAA tournament, the Cougars have a real shot at a deep March-Manus run if they fix a few. Early mistakes.