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NCAA Tournament: Kentucky Wildcats down Houston to reach Elite Eight matchup with Auburn

The Kentucky Wildcats reached the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight for the fourth time in five years with a Sweet 16 win, 62-58, Friday night against Houston.

UK, the No. 2 seed in the Midwest, faces No. 5 Auburn on Sunday at 2:20 p.m. Eastern at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The game will be broadcast by CBS.

Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Jim Spanarkel (analyst), and Jamie Erdahl (sideline) will call the action.

Tyler Herro led the Wildcats with 19 points - including a key 3-pointer with 25.