Video: Cowboys Legend Tony Romo Visits with Duke MCBB After Upset Win vs. Houston

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current NFL on CBS color commentator Tony Romo spoke to the Duke men's college basketball team following the Blue Devils' 54-51 upset win over No. 1-seeded Houston in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament on Friday night.

Romo, who was a star basketball player at Burlington High School in Burlington, Wisconsin, in addition to playing football, told the players that he is a Duke fan and joked that he was teaching head coach Jon Scheyer how to play basketball while the players were "in diapers."

Additionally, Romo praised the team's defensive effort, telling them that they "ain't losing" their Elite Eight matchup against No. 11 NC State on Sunday if they continue to play with that level of intensity.

The Blue Devils enjoyed a strong season prior to the NCAA tourney, but they entered March Madness on something of a low note, losing their regular-season finale to North Carolina before falling to NC State in the ACC tournament quarterfinals.

Duke has been locked in during the NCAA tournament itself, though, beating No. 13 Vermont 64-47 in the first round and No. 12 James Madison 93-55 in the second round before clipping the Cougars on Friday.

The Sweet 16 game was a battle of attrition in many respects, as both teams struggled to find an offensive rhythm and Houston lost its best player in guard Jamal Shead due to a sprained ankle.

Duke and Houston both shot exactly 40.8 percent from the field, but Houston made just two of its eight three-point attempts, whereas Duke went 6-of-17, which was perhaps the biggest difference in the game.

Center Kyle Filipowski rose to the occasion for the Blue Devils, leading all scorers with 16 points, including going 3-for-5 on three-pointers, and adding nine rebounds.

Shead's injury likely played a big role in Houston's loss, but even prior to the injury, he was struggling mightily against Duke's stout defense, going 1-of-5 from the field for two points in 13 minutes.

Duke is a significantly better seed and will be favored to win Sunday against NC State, but the Wolfpack are looking more and more like a team of destiny.

Their only path to the NCAA tournament was to win the ACC tournament, and they shocked the college basketball world by doing exactly that and winning five games in five days.

NC State is on an eight-game winning streak, and a victory over Duke in the ACC tournament is part of it.

Still, Duke can take a lot of positives from its effort in beating a top seed in Houston, and as Romo mentioned, the Blue Devils will be tough to beat if they continue to defend at an elite level.