MORGANTOWN, West Virginia — The West Virginia Mountaineers stormed back to erase a 20 point deficit at halftime and cut the lead to 6 points in the second half, but it was a bit too little too late, losing 63-49 to the #6 ranked Houston Cougars. West Virginia moves to 13-7 overall and 4-5 in the Big 12 Conference, and has now lost 3 consecutive games after upsetting the #3 ranked Iowa State Cyclones on January 18th.
West Virginia was led by Joseph Yesufu, who came off the bench to score 9 points on 4-5 shooting. Toby Okani had 8 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and Amani Hansberry added 6 points and 5 rebounds.
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The Mountaineers are back in action this Sunday, February 2nd at 2:00PM against the Cincinnati Bearcats. Cincinnati is 12-8 overall and 2-7 in the Big 12 Conference.
