SAN ANTONIO — All year, Kelvin Sampson talked about how this Houston team was not a great shooting team but was able to get by due to dominance on the offensive glass and second-chance points. On Saturday night, the Cougars’ poor shooting finally caught up with them.
29.8 percent from the field. 1 for 20 from 3-point range. That recipe doesn’t lead to a lot of wins and it didn’t on Saturday night in the South Regional final against Villanova.
“We just were missing wide-open shots really,” said UH forward Fabian White Jr.