Milos Uzan soared for an uncontested layup on a beautifully executed inbounds play with 0.9 seconds left, and No. 1 seed Houston survived a late collapse to beat fourth-seeded Purdue 62-60 in Indianapolis on Friday night in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

Houston led 56-46 with less than 8 minutes left but made only one field goal from there until Uzan’s tiebreaking shot. He inbounded the ball from the baseline to Joseph Tugler, who threw a bounce pass back to Uzan, and the 6-4 junior took it to the rim.

Coach Kelvin Sampson’s Cougars (33-4) advanced to the Elite Eight for the third time in five years after falling in the Sweet 16 as a top seed in the previous two editions of March Madness. They’ll take the nation’s longest winning streak, 16 games, into Sunday’s Midwest Region final against No. 2 seed Tennessee.

No. 2 Tennessee 78, No. 3 Kentucky 65: Zakai Zeigler had 18 points and 10 assists, and the Volunteers outhustled and outplayed the Wildcats on both ends of the court in a win in Indianapolis that sent the Volunteers to a second straight Elite Eight.

The second-seeded Vols (30-7) beat their border rival in the first all-Southeastern Conference Sweet 16 matchup since 1986 and will play Sunday against Houston or Purdue in the Midwest Region final.

Chaz Lanier added 17 points and Jordan Gainey had 16 for the Vols, who lost twice to Kentucky in the regular season but prevailed on a much bigger stage this time.

Lamont Butler scored 18 points to lead first-year coach Mark Pope’s third-seeded Wildcats (24-12), who were held 20 points less than their season scoring average. Their 65 points matched their fewest in a game this season.

SOUTH REGIONAL

Freshman Tahaad Pettiford and senior Denver Jones turned in dazzling performances when it mattered most, rallying top-seeded Auburn to a 78-65 victory over No. 5 Michigan in the Sweet 16 in Atlanta.

The Tigers (31-5) wiped out a nine-point deficit in the second half, outscoring Michigan 39-17 over the final 12 1/2 minutes to advance to the Elite Eight for only the third time in school history. They also became the fourth Southeastern Conference team to reach a regional final, with the SEC joining the Atlantic Coast Conference (2016) and Big East (2009) as the only leagues to do that.

Auburn will face Michigan State in the South Region final on Sunday, with a trip to the Final Four on the line.

Johni Broome scored 22 points to go along with 16 rebounds, but it was Pettiford and Jones who took over with Auburn’s season on the brink.

The Wolverines (27-10) built their biggest lead, 49-38, and seemed headed for their most improbable performance yet in a remarkable comeback season under first-year coach Dusty May.

No. 2 Michigan State 73, No. 6 Mississippi 70: Jace Richardson scored 24 points and the Spartans surged past Ole Miss in the second half in Atlanta to reach the Elite Eight.

Ole Miss (24-12) was denied in its bid for its first Elite Eight appearance despite leading by 10 points in the first half and by nine in the second half.

Michigan State (30-6), the South Region’s No. 2 seed, rallied to keep alive coach Tom Izzo’s bid for his ninth Final Four and second national championship.

Izzo, in his 16th Sweet 16, earned his 59th NCAA Tournament win, breaking a tie with Jim Boeheim of Syracuse for fourth all-time.

A drive and short jumper by Jaden Akins gave Michigan State a 65-63 lead. Following two misses by Rebels guard Dre Davis, Izzo called timeout with 57 seconds remaining and then pumped his fist.

Following the timeout, Carson Cooper’s layup stretched the lead to 67-63, the Spartans’ biggest lead of the game. A floater by Ole Miss guard Sean Pedulla, who led the Rebels with 24 points, cut the lead to two, to no avail.