Overview
- J'Wan Roberts scored a season-high 22 points, including 17 in the first half, to lead Houston to victory.
- The Cougars improved to 13-3 overall and 5-0 in Big 12 play, maintaining their perfect conference record.
- Houston's defense held West Virginia's top scorer, Javon Small, to just 13 points and scoreless in the second half.
- Amani Hansberry led West Virginia with 16 points, including a 12-point streak that briefly narrowed Houston's lead to three.
- Houston sealed the game with a decisive 14-0 second-half run, extending the nation's longest home winning streak to 32 games.