Auburn's physicality and defensive play gave Michigan State's guard rotation headaches, and the Spartans struggled to convert on offensive rebounds.

Tom Izzo gave his respect to the Michigan State Spartans team after their 70-64 loss to the Auburn Tigers in the Elite 8 on Sunday.

The Houston Cougars have now won 17 consecutive games, the longest active winning streak in college basketball in the nation. Houston will face Duke in the Final Four.

Unlike in men’s basketball, where all four No. 1 seeds advanced to the Final Four for just the second time ever, the NCAA hockey tournament has been a bit more unpredictable, with only one of the four No.