The Mountaineers fell behind early and could not overcome 20-point halftime deficit against the sixth-ranked Cougars

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — L.J. Cryer scored 17 points and No. 6 Houston never trailed in beating West Virginia 63-49 on Wednesday night for the Cougars' 13th straight win. Joseph Tugler added 12 points and Milos Uzan scored 10 for Houston (17-3, 9-0 Big 12).

Sixth-ranked Houston is riding a 13-game winning streak behind the stingiest defense in the nation. Houston has made a habit lately out of deflating opponents’ best scorers.

Analyzing Wednesday’s Houston at West Virginia odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The 6th-ranked Houston Cougars put a 12-game win streak on the line in Morgantown Wednesday night with a Big 12 Conference matchup with the West Virginia Mountaineers.

The Houston Cougars (16-3, 8-0 Big 12) hope to extend a four-game road win streak when they visit the West Virginia Mountaineers (13-6, 4-4 Big 12) on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET. In

In Houston’s last two road games, the Cougars pulled off wins in the closing moments. Another road challenge is on tap Wednesday night as Houston makes its firs

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L.J. Cryer scored a game-high 17 points and helped the sixth-ranked Houston Cougars stave off a second-half rally by the host West Virginia Mountaineers for a 63-49 victory in Morgantown,

Sure, the win at Kansas is really the only marquee victory Houston has so far this season, but a 13-game winning streak with 11 double-digit wins over that stretch earns Kelvin Sampson's team a place in the top tier of the sport.

An already long list of opposing coaches that have complimented the job Darian DeVries has done at West Virginia continues to grow. Following last night's 63-49 loss to No. 6 Houston, Cougars head coach Kelvin Sampson was very complimentary of the head Mountaineer.