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The West Virginia Mountaineers face a pivotal week as they prepare to square off against the No. 10 Houston Cougars this Wednesday at the Fertitta Center. The Mountaineers split their games last week,

WVU has undergone a massive defensive turnaround under new head coach Darian DeVries. The Mountaineers are 10th in the country in 3-point defense (28.1%) and should limit a Houston squad that shoots a sizzling 41.5% from deep.

After winning in the mile-high city of Boulder, Colorado, the West Virginia University men’s basketball team has traveled to the Space City for a matchup with the 10th-ranked Houston Cougars.

Kansas State basketball is back home to face No. 23-ranked West Virginia. Here's a scouting report and a prediction for Saturday's game.

They have not won since beating Cincinnati, 70-67, at home on Dec. 30 in the conference opener. The Wildcats are coming off back-to-back road losses last Saturday at Kansas (84-74) and Wednesday night at Baylor (70-62) in a game where they led by 12 points early in the second half.