Cougars’ win streak fueled by ‘outstanding’ defense

Houston’s defense has been “outstanding,” according to head coach Kelvin Sampson, in the Cougars’ four-game win streak. | Ahmed Gul/The CougarHouston’s defense has kicked it into another gear over the last few games, which has been a big reason why the Cougars are riding a four-game winning streak heading into their toughest test of the season to this point against Oklahoma State on Sunday afternoon.

“Our defense was outstanding,” head coach Kelvin Sampson said following Wednesday night’s win against the Mavericks. “We held that team to 28 percent. Our rebounding was outstanding. We outrebounded them by 18.”

The Cougars held the Mavericks to only 63 points, which now makes four games in a row…