LIVE BLOG: Follow Along as No. 4 Purdue plays No. 1 Houston in Sweet 16

INDIANAPOLIS — No. 4 seed Purdue and No. 1 seed Houston are set to go head-to-head in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in Indianapolis, both hoping to extend their season for at least another day.

Tipoff is late, with an approximate start time currently set at 10:09 p.m. ET. The game will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis, giving the Boilermakers somewhat of a homecourt advantage.

Follow along throughout the night as we provide updates throughout the game as Purdue takes on Houston.

*All times will be ET.

12:44 AM — FINAL: Houston 62, Purdue 60. Milos Uzan scores a layup with 0.9 seconds on the clock. Braden Smith had a desperation heave but it was way off the mark. The Boilermakers' season ends in the Sweet 16.

12:38 AM — Houston's Milos Uzan gets away with a push off but misses the shot. The ball goes out of bounds and was ruled in favor of the Cougars. There's 2.2 seconds remaining and officials are reviewing.

12: 35 AM — Cam Heide knocks down a clutch three with time expiring on the shot clock and we have a tie game in Indianapolis. It's 60-60 with 29 seconds left. Timeout Houston.

12:31 AM — Matt Painter uses his final timeout with Purdue trailing 60-55. Critical that the Boilers get a bucket on this possession. There's 2:32 remaining.

12:27 AM — Under-4 media timeout and Houston leads 57-55. The Boilers have put together an 8-0 run to cut the lead from 10 points down to just two points. There's 3:48 remaining. We have a fun ending on hand at Lucas Oil Stadium.

12:24 AM — Purdue keeps chipping away. A Camden Heide three-pointer makes it a four-point game.

12:22 AM — A handful of questionable calls (to put it politely) go against Purdue. The Boiler fans at Lucas Oil Stadium are letting the officials hear it.

12:18 AM — The Boilermakers refuse to go away. Back-to-back buckets from Myles Colvin and Fletcher Loyer gets Purdue closer to Houston, slicing a 10-point lead down to just six with 6:07 left.

12:13 AM — Milos Uzan knocks down a three-pointer from the wing and gives Houston its biggest lead of the game at 56-46 with 7:55 to play. Purdue calls timeout. It's desperation time in Indy.

12:09 AM — Myles Colvin buried a corner triple and Purdue's defense forces a miss. Braden Smith tried to find Colvin for any alley-oop but overshot and the ball lands amongst the photographers. Missed opportunity for the Boilers. Painter was frustrated with that one, putting his head in his palms.

12:02 AM — We've reached the under-12 media timeout at Lucas Oil Stadium and Houston owns a 46-41 lead on Purdue. Cougars have started hitting shots and are getting better looks at the rim. They have 16 points in the paint, eight of which have come in the first eight minutes of this second half.

12:00 AM — Mylik Wilson goes up for a rebound and comes down on his shoulder and head. He was on the ground for a few moments but seemed to shake it off.

11:54 PM — First media timeout comes at 14:19 in the second half and Houston owns a 42-37 lead. Ja'Vier Francis picks up his third foul as we go into the break. Emanuel Sharpe has had a strong start to the second half, scoring seven points and his total is up to 15 for the game.

11:52 PM — Houston is on an 11-1 run to start the second half to take a 40-32 advantage. But Camden Heide hits a big-time three-pointer to slow the bleeding. The Cougars are getting into the painted area with more frequency to start this half.

11:49 PM — CJ Cox has found himself with the ball late in the shot clock twice in this second half and had to put up some really tough shots. Houston has really come out of the locker room strong, going on a 6-0 run to start the second half. Cougars lead the Boilers 35-32.

11:46 PM — Just one minute into the second half and Purdue uses a timeout. The game is tied 31-31 after a Joseph Tugler dunk early.

11:28 PM — There were 10 leads changes and seven ties in the first half.

11:24 PM — Points have been at a premium so far, with both teams shooting under 40 percent for the game. Houston is winning the rebound battle 21-16 and turnovers are even at 5-5. The Cougars have nine offensive rebounds. That's going to be something the Boilers want to address at half.

11:22 PM — Fletcher Loyer really played well in that first half, scoring a team-high 12 points while knocking in four-of-six shots from the floor. Braden Smith and CJ Cox each had seven points and Trey Kaufman-Renn scored five. Houston's Milos Uzan has 12 for Houston and Emanuel Sharp has scored eight.

11:19 PM — HALF: Purdue 31, Houston 29. Braden Smith knocks down both free throws to give the Boilermakers a halftime advantage here at Lucas Oil Stadium.

11:17 PM — Braden Smith knocks down a three-pointer from the corner to tie the game at 29-29. Purdue forces a Houston miss and gets the final shot of the half. Smith takes a shot and was fouled as time expired. Officials review and say contact occurred at 0.3 seconds.

11:14 PM — CJ Cox has really come to life late in this first half, scoring each of Purdue's last seven points.

11:07 PM — CJ Cox knocks down a huge triple to give Purdue a 22-21 lead with just over four minutes to play in the first half. Points are at a premium right now. The Boilers take that one-point advantage into the under-4 media timeout.

11:03 PM — Furious back-and-forth between Purdue and Houston that didn't result in any points. The two teams traded turnovers, Houston had a missed shot and Braden Smith was fouled while pulling down a defensive rebound.

10:58 PM — Houston is trying to make life really difficult for Braden Smith, getting the ball out of his hands quickly. The Boilers have had really good ball movement. As a result, Smith has just two points so far but he's responsible for four assists.

10:56 PM — Fletcher Loyer stays hot and buries another triple to tie the game at 16-16. Then, Houston's Emanuel Sharp threw the basketball away, the first turnover of the game for the Cougars. The Boiler faithful are on their feet and loud at Lucas Oil. There's 7:59 to play and we've reached the under-8 media timeout.

10:45 PM — Milos Uzan is killing Purdue from behind the three-point line, currently 3-for-3 and has nine total points less than halfway through the first half. Houston has also done a good job on the glass and taking advantage of second-chance opportunities, scoring seven points on three offensive rebounds. Houston leads 15-12 at the under-12 media timeout.

10:40 PM — Fletcher Loyer gets a friendly bounce from the rim and knocks down an and-1 opportunity to put the Boilers back in front 10-8.

10:36 PM — We've reached the first media timeout and Houston owns an 8-7 advantage with 15:18 remaining. Fletcher Loyer with five early points for Purdue and Milos Uzan has six for the Cougars. Boilers are shooting well to start, going 3-of-5 from the floor. Houston has knocked down a pair of three-pointers.

10:34 PM — After Purdue jumped out to a 4-0 lead, Houston responds by scoring 5 straight and taking a 5-4 lead. The Boilers have two early turnovers and the Cougars start just 1-of-5 from the floor.

10:30 PM — Braden Smith gets the first bucket of the night to give Purdue a 2-0 advantage.

10:15 PM — Starters for tonight's game — PURDUE: CJ Cox (Fr.), Caleb Furst (Sr.), Fletcher Loyer (Jr.), Braden Smith (Jr.), Trey Kaufman-Renn (Jr.). HOUSTON: LJ Cryer (Sr.), Milos Uzan (Jr.), Emanuel Sharp (Jr.), Joseph Tugler (So.), J'Wan Roberts (Sr.).

9:58 PM — Purdue and Houston take the floor for pregame warmups at Lucas Oil Stadium.

9:55 PM — Game 1 ends at Lucas Oil Stadium and No. 2 seed Tennessee defeats No. 3 seed Kentucky 78-65 to advance to the Elite Eight. They will play the winner of No. 1 Houston and No. 4 Purdue on Sunday.

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