YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State changed things up a bit defensively on Tuesday night. With Toledo’s athleticism and the fact that the ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 33 points led five Thunder players in double-digits, including Chet Holmgren (21 points), Ajay ...

Oklahoma City’s improved execution against zone coverage, shaped by last season’s playoff lessons, powered a 113–99 win over ...

For the best defensive teams, a good portion of their success is due to their breakouts and defensive-zone exits allow them ...

The Oregon Ducks are putting major focus on improving their red zone defense, which ranks as the worst in all of college ...

INDIANAPOLIS — According to Synergy Sports, the Indiana Pacers lined up to play zone defense in the half court just nine times during the entire 2023-24 season. They were almost entirely a man-to-man ...

Expected Points Added (EPA) is a great way to quantify how valuable each play is in terms of points based on down, distance, and field position. EPA assesses the “value” of a play in an intuitive way.

In recent years, it had been Erik Spoelstra springing zone defenses to slow opponents. Now the Miami Heat are becoming the ...

Even with all the injuries sustained by the Buccaneers' pass-catching corps – by the second half in Week Six the offense was without Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Emeka Egbuka and Jalen McMillan – Baker ...

OU ranks 66th in red zone defense, but of the 16 red zone scores allowed, the Sooners have forced opponents to settle for a field goal eight times. Repelling Alabama is easier said than done, largely ...

Las Vegas would be wise to go aerial when attacking Dallas’ defense inside the 20-yard line. Of the most recent 20 red zone ...