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Pair of Final Four teams from a season ago meet on Sunday

The top-ranked Houston Cougars (3-0) and the No. 22 Auburn Tigers (3-0) meet in a clash of half of last season’s Final Four on Sunday at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, AL., at 3 pm on ESPN.

The Tigers bested the Cougars, 74-69 in the last meeting on Nov. 9, 2024, behind a game-high 21 points from guard Tahaad Pettiford.

Having served as an associate coach over the last two seasons to his father, former Tigers coach Bruce Pearl, current coach Steven Pearl saw first-hand last season how Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson prepares the Cougars in all phases of the game.

“I have a ton of respect for him, his staff and their program and how they operate. They’re the standard in college basketball,” Pearl said via 2

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