With All-American Marcus Strasser watching from the bench, top-seeded Houston shook off Northern Kentucky for a 63-52 victory to open the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night.
Chants of "NKU!" and "Overrated!" filled Legacy Arena as the 16th-seeded Norse trailed by only three at halftime and made it 36-all with under 16 minutes to go against the Cougars .
After going down last weekend with a groin injury in the American Athletic Conference Tournament, Sasser was a game-time decision for the start of the NCAA Midwest Region. The Cougars didn’t need him on this night. The Norse’s upset bid went down in a hail of clankers, the Horizon League champions shooting just 27.5% from the field — including a horrendous 5 of 34 from 3-point range — to ruin any chance of becoming the next UMBC.
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