HOUSTON, Texas — The West Virginia Mountaineers fought and battled but ultimately ran out of steam and lost to the #10 ranked Houston Cougars in Houston tonight. Although West Virginia gave a great effort on the road, they appeared tired in the second half and Houston took advantage, beating the Mountaineers 70-54.
West Virginia was led by senior guard Javon Small, who had 13 points (4-11 FG, 3-5 3PT) and 7 assists. Amani Hansberry came off the bench and had 16 points (3-5 3PT) and Toby Okani added 8 points and 4 rebounds.
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West Virginia is now 12-4 overall and 3-2 in Big 12 Conference play, and the upcoming schedule doesn’t get any easier. The Mountaineers are back in action on Saturday, January 18 at home against the #2 ranked Iowa State Cyclones. Iowa State is 15-1 and beat the Kansas Jayhawks 74-57 tonight at home.
