UH misfires in Elite Eight loss to Villanova

With a repeat trip to the Final Four at stake, UH's offense couldn't get untracked,...

They waited for Kyler Edwards and Fabian White Jr., two key starters during this improbable championship season, to deliver a spark.And with the season on the line Saturday, the University of Houston ran out of time in a 50-44 loss to Villanova in the South Region final at AT&T Center, denying the Cougars a second straight trip to the Final Four.Villanova advances to the Final Four and will play Sunday's Kansas-Miami winner in the national semifinals.

For all the offensive struggles, UH erased an 11-point second-half deficit and pulled within 42-40 on a layup by Taze Moore with 5:25 remaining. But the Cougars managed only one field goal the rest of the game. Collin Gillespie, the two-time Big East Player of the Year and AP third-team All-American, followed with his first field goal of the game and the Cougars went scoreless for the next three-plus minutes to trail 46-40.

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