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In many ways, the fear of what McNeese could be, particularly on defense, is the reality of Houston.
Houston has the country's best defense, traps and forces turnovers, and backs it up with the #1 three-point shooting team on the offensive end. That sounds like the recipe of garnering a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament Houston, after running through the Big 12, has certainly earned its place in the Midwest bracket.
One could argue, it's been put in an unfair situation, one it doesn't deserve by having to go up against a #4 seed Purdue playing what would be categorized as a semi-home game in the regular season with the games taking place at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Purdue had a rough end to its season, losing 6 of 9, but seem to be playing its best basketball of the season in the NCAA Tournament. Purdue handled a game High Point team in the first round and thoroughly dominated a pluck #12 seed, McNeese, in the round of 32.
Now the two teams are a collision course in the Sweet 16. Houston and Purdue are two of the most consistently successful teams in the country in the NCAA Tournament. Houston has made 8 straight Sweet 16's and Purdue has been to 6 of its last 8 including a trip to last year's title game.
Let's take a look at some early advanced metrics to paint a picture of the Midwest Sweet Sixteen matchup.
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