UH and Virginia are among the best teams defensively in college basketball.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Marcus Sasser calls Saturday’s challenge against second-ranked Virginia a chance at “redemption.”
Virginia is the highest ranked team UH has faced in the regular season since a 68-59 loss to No. 1 Memphis on Feb. 13, 2008.Following the loss to Alabama, UH coach Kelvin Sampson made his team watch video from the Cougars’ second-half collapse against the Crimson Tide. The Cougars had lapses on defense, came up empty in critical trips to the free-throw line and had just one field goal in the final 5 ½ minutes. Sampson said the Cougars “got exposed” during the momentum-shifting stretch.
“A dogfight,” point guard Jamal Shead said when asked what to expect. He added: “We got away from our principles and what we do on defense. How we guard the ball and how we help each other. We need to get back to what we do best – play defense.”
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