Houston's season came to an end in devastating fashion on Friday night with a 54-51 loss to Duke in the Sweet 16 in which the Big 12 champs had to play most of the game without Jamal Shead when he suffered a sprained ankle in the first half.
Speaking to reporters after the game, Cougars head coach Kelvin Sampson said the game didn't "feel like a fair fight" when they lost their best player.
"You would have to take maybe two of theirs to equal one of Jamal," Sampson added. "That's how good he was.