“Brackets on the Line: Can Underdogs Auburn and Houston Shock the World in a Battle for NCAA Glory?”
On the other side of the ball, Houston’s strategy has been about finding the hot hand. Houston’s three starting guards can all make a scrambling defense pay, so there’s nowhere for teams to help from on the perimeter that won’t get exposed. The Cougars make an opponent pick its poison, but all three doses are lethal.
Against Gonzaga, L.J. Cryer hit 6 of 11 3-point attempts. Milos Uzan hit 6 of 9 3s against Purdue. And Emanuel Sharp hit 4 of 10 against Tennessee.
Duke might want to help as little as possible and force Houston to beat it inside the arc. That’s a strategy that can hurt, too, as Gonzaga saw firsthand when J’Wan Roberts had 18 points and five assists against it. But Roberts needed 18 shots for those 18 points and Duke is better equipped to handle these matchups without a ton of help.
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