Tracking Sunday's Elite Eight games: Houston vs. Tennessee, Auburn vs. Michigan State - ESPN

The Houston Cougars opened Sunday's Elite Eight action with a decisive win over Tennessee, then the Auburn Tigers followed suit with a victory over Michigan State. Each will join Duke and Florida in the first men's Final Four composed of all No. 1 seeds Saturday.

Below is how each of Sunday's Elite Eight games were won, followed by an archive of real-time updates.

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Final: Auburn defeated Michigan State 70-64

How Auburn won: With 10:37 to play, Johni Broome sat alone underneath the basket and grabbed his right elbow. On an attempt to block a shot, he appeared to simultaneously land on his left knee and right elbow as he tried to protect himself when he fell. He then walked off the court and into the locker room with Auburn's training staff, appearing to look at a teammate and say, «I'm done.» The atmosphere in a State Farm Arena full of Auburn fans had changed in an instant. Then, with 5:29 to go, Broome checked back in to the game. And with 4:38 to play, he hit a 3-pointer to give Auburn another double-digit lead to comfortably send the Tigers to their second Final Four in program history. Michigan State threw counterpunches throughout and had a chance to cut Auburn's lead to five points with one minute to play after forcing a turnover, but ultimately lost to the No. 1 overall seed, led by Broome's game-high 25 points. — Myron Medcalf

Final: Houston defeated Tennessee 69-50

How Houston won: The defining theme of this college basketball season has been the dominance of the SEC, which became the first conference to have four teams in each regional final after setting a record with 14 NCAA tournament bids. But on Sunday, Houston showed Tennessee and the SEC that the Big 12 can