Men’s March Madness 2025: What to watch day 8

Athletics has live coverage of Houston vs Tennessee And Auburn against the state of Michigan In the elite eight of the male NCAA tournament

While madness enters the last day of elite 8 matches, the scene is ready for a confrontation of the powers and sustainable suitors. Auburn and the state of Michigan collided in a confrontation of veteran coaches, tenacity and tempo – the flamboyant tigers of Bruce Pearl meeting Spartans tested by the Tom Izzo tournament.

On the other hand, there is an inclination of heavy goods vehicles between the suffocating defense of Houston and the balanced attack on Tennessee. All in all, four programs, two tickets for the Final Four and probably an unforgettable drama on March. Let the chaos continue. Athletics Have you covered in pre-match and post-match analysis.

N ° 1 Houston against Tennessee n ° 2

2:20 p.m. HE on CBS

These are two of the country’s most physical defenses, both ranking in the top 3 in adjusted defensive efficiency. As a result, this could be a low score game with a ton of free throws and calls for fault. The little things will determine the result – the agitation games, the changes in momentum and the selection of shooting.

Houston is almost unbeatable when he draws around 42% of the land, displaying a file of 31-1.

Tennessee, sometimes, can be challenged offensively, so its ability to get stops is even more important. Sometimes descend from 5, 6 or 7 points seems to be a two -digit deficit. Of the seven defeats of volunteers this season, three came when they pulled 35% of the soil and the other four when they pulled less than 25% out of 3.

Houston is the best 3 -point shooting team in the country, but almost no one keeps 3 as volunteers (3rd on a national scale). The cougars will need their monster with 3 guards of guards LJ Cryer, Milos Uzan and Emanuel Sharp to play well and take a blow.

Tennessee has a size in the paint, so to create touches of paint, it must take blows.

The matches to watch are Uzan against Zakai Zeigler and Cryer against Chaz Lanier.

N ° 1 Auburn vs n ° 2 Michigan State

5:05 p.m. HE on CBS

I will no longer talk about the slow departures of Auburn, it’s just how they work and they always play their best basketball when it is important to win matches.

The Michigan State wants to play freely, and Ole Miss did a good job to apply the pressure of the ball on Friday, preventing the Spartans from playing their style of play up and down. Auburn does not apply the same pressure, so the Spartans should be able to attack the edge at will in transition, creating quick points for the Izzo team.

Michigan State has a size comparable to Auburn and is also one of the country’s first rebound teams in the country.

A problem that can harm Spartans is their lack of 3 -point shot, because it is the worst team that remains in the field from behind the arc (31.1%)

If they cannot keep the defense of an honest Auburn, they may have long droughts to score, which plays directly in the hands of the tigers. Auburn prosperous on defensive judgments and can turn these points quickly, and this is where the tigers bury the teams.

AP FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN, Johni Broome, was good for this tournament, but I am waiting for him to have a pawn performance. The Michigan State is physical but does not have a great man to correspond to the capacity of Broome. Do Spartans send doubles or keep it right away? Look for him to set up monster numbers while trying to send his team to the final.

(Houston players celebrating after defeating purdue on Friday: Gregory Shamus / Getty Images)