Houston head men's basketball coach Kelvin Sampson kept the bigger picture in mind Saturday night after his No. 1 seed Cougars survived a tight matchup against No. 8 seed Gonzaga, winning 81–76.
With 14.2 seconds left, the Bulldogs—who had chipped away at Houston's lead for the entire second half—were within three points. And redshirt senior Khalif Battle had a chance to tie the game.
