In a little over two weeks, the West Virginia Mountaineers will make their official return to the diamond under first-year skipper Steve Sabins, who is taking over for the legendary Randy Mazey. Last season,

L.J. Cryer scored 17 points and No. 6 Houston never trailed in beating West Virginia 63-49 for the Cougars’ 13th straight win.

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, W. Va., on Wednesday.

Live updates, score of Big 12 Conference game With Wednesday’s win, Houston (17-3, 9-0) extended its current win streak to 13 straight games. The Cougars also won their 18th consecutive Big 12 contest,

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.