“Brackets on the Line: Can Underdogs Auburn and Houston Shock the World in a Battle for NCAA Glory?”
Defensively, Houston is allowing teams to shoot just 24% on 3s in the tournament, though. The Cougars’ defensive discipline was on display against Purdue. Coach Kelvin Sampson’s squad (and the Blue Devils, for that matter) will allow a decent amount of 3-point attempts, but force their opponents to shoot a low percentage from behind the arc, a style of defense that has worked for a lot of teams this season.
Houston will need every ounce of its trademarked discipline to disrupt Duke’s offense. It’s easy for a defense to say it wants to make sure to close out on shooters and force the Blue Devils into bad shots. It’s a lot harder when Cooper Flagg demands extra bodies in the post, Khaman Maluach is setting hard screens and you’re trying to win a race of recovery against a team moving the ball like a blur around the perimeter.
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