In a span of three days, the Big 12 Conference produced perhaps the most enthralling college basketball games of the season. On Saturday, Houston rallied from a six-point deficit late in regulation and another six-point hole in the closing seconds of the first overtime to pull off a double-overtime win at arguably the toughest Big 12 venue to get one in,
Houston, whose 18-game league winning streak dating to last season is the second longest in Big 12 history, is allowing 55.6 points per game, 2.4 points fewer than the next best defensive team, Drake. Opponents are shooting a national-worst 36% from the field against the Cougars.
Houston picked up a two-game road sweep in Big 12 Conference play at a pair of the league’s more imposing venues. As a result, the Cougars maintain their hold on first place in the conference. Not to mention solidifying the top spot in the latest edition of the Big 12 power rankings.
Cincinnati hosts the Houston Cougars after Jillian Hayes scored 25 points in Cincinnati's 73-66 win against the Arizona State Sun Devils.
West Virginia lost to unranked Kansas State, and #12 Kansas lost to #7 Houston. UCF throttled TCU, and BYU handily beat Cincinnati.
The sixth-ranked Cougars (16-3, 8-0 Big 12) will look for another conference road win Wednesday at West Virginia (13-6, 4-4), which has dropped back-to-back contests following a rousing home win over then-No. 2 Iowa State on Jan. 18 in Morgantown, W.Va.
It's another big game inside the WVU Coliseum on Wednesday night as the Mountaineers meet up with No. 6 Houston. The Cougars protected their home floor in the f
“I feel like we let one slip away at Arizona, but we regrouped and we responded. We got a road win at a great basketball program. Now we have to focus on the next play and get ready for Houston.”
Cincinnati faces the Houston Cougars after Jillian Hayes scored 25 points in Cincinnati's 73-66 win against the Arizona State Sun Devils.
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.
Koa Peat, Brayden Burries and Alijah Arenas were named to the McDonalds All-American game, while Iowa State remained No.3 in the AP Top 25 heading into its game at Arizona
Everything you need to know in order to watch the West Virginia Mountaineers take on the Houston Cougars on Wednesday. Jan. 29.