Houston appeared to have Sunday's win over Texas A&M in the bag in regulation.
Instead, the top-seeded Cougars found themselves in furious fight down the stretch that threatened their NCAA tournament lives. Texas A&M rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final two minutes to force overtime. But Houston survived in a 100-95 thriller to advance to a Sweet 16 showdown with Duke.
Houston led, 82-71 lead with 1:48 remaining. But the Aggies rallied and cut the lead to 86-83 with 45 seconds left. They then had two looks at game-tying 3-pointers in the game's final 10 seconds.