NORMAN, Okla. — Jamal Shead hit a short follow shot with 0.4 seconds left and No. 1 Houston beat Oklahoma 87-85 on Saturday night, giving coach Kelvin Sampson a victory over one of his former schools. There were three ways to win that game — a whistle, make the shot or an offensive rebound and put it in — and …
Leave it to Houston — the best defense in men’s college basketball — to turn missing shots into a winning formula. Houston's statistical rankings Category KenPom rank Adjusted defensive efficiency 1 Effective FG percentage defense 1 Block percentage 1 Steal percentage 3 2-point percent defense 6 3-point percent defense 7 Offensive rebound percentage 5 Turnover percentage 7 Defensive turnover percentage …
