With All-American Marcus Sasser watching from the bench, top-seeded Houston shook off Northern Kentucky for a 63-52 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. uhcoogs uh ncaa northernkentucky kprc2 click2houston
behind 16 points from Jarace Walker, advancing to face ninth-seeded Auburn on Saturday.
He got the start and looked just fine when he knocked down an early 3-pointer. But Sasser didn't do much else, finishing with five points on 2-of-5 shooting in just under 14 minutes of playing time. The Retrievers remain the only 16th seed in NCAA history to knock off a No. 1 seed, shocking Virginia in 2018.
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