Game preview: Virginie-Western Male basketball vs 6 Houston

Virginia-Western is trying to end a sequence of two consecutive defeats when they face Houston at the WVU Coliseum on Wednesday evening.

WVSPORTS.COM offers an overview of certain key elements of correspondence to prepare for tips.

SERIES:: Houston leads 2-0

Last meeting: January 29, 2025 in Houston – UH 70, WVU 54

TELEVISION: ESPN + (Eric Rothman / Tim Welshl)

Advice: 7:00 p.m.

Coaches

Darian Devries, Virginie-Western

13-6 (1st season in WVU), 163-61 (7th season in total)

Kelvin Sampson, Houston

280-82 (11th season at UH), 780-352 (36th season in total)

Last time

Houston between Wednesday with a 92-86 (2ot) victory over Kansas on Saturday. The cougars dragged seven to half-time, then scored six points in the last seven seconds of the first period of extension, which helped them to raise a victory in overtime. I Wan Roberts led Houston with 24 points, Mylik Wilson added 18 points, then Milos Uzan added 17 points in the victory.

Virginia-Western between Saturday for consecutive defeats for the first time this season. The Mountaineers lost against the state of Arizona before falling on the road from the state of Kansas on Saturday. The filming misfortunes tormented WVU as they went an 8 in 50 combined Beyond The Arc in their last two games.

Houston still leads the nation to defense, allowing their opponents to score 55.6 points per game this season. The cougars allow teams to shoot 36% on the field and force 14.8 reversals per game to the defensive. Houston is third in Big 12 as a percentage of goals on the 3-point opponent’s field, allowing opponents to make 30.2% of their shots beyond the arc.

Offensively, Houston managed to succeed by pulling beyond the arc. They direct the Big 12 in a percentage of 3 points, at 39.5% this season. They made the most manufactured 8th and marked the 9th point in the Big 12 this season.

During their last five games, their most frequent range on the ground has been Milos Uzan, LJ Cryer, Emanuel Sharp, Jewan Roberts and Joseph Tugler. This range was used 25.2% of the time in their last five games.

Cryer leads Houston by scoring 13.5 points per game, followed by Sharp at 13.4 points per game, then Roberts at 11.3 points per game. Roberts also leads Houston in rebounds with 6.6, while Tugler is right behind him at 5:8:8.

Houston enters the game classified 2nd in the net and 2nd by Kenpom. This is considered a Quad 1 game for Houston. They have a 2-3 sheet in such games this season, with victories on Virginia-Western and Kansas.

The recent offensive difficulties of Virginia-Western have seen them fall into multiple statistical categories in recent times. Mountaineers are 15th in the Big 12 in the event of a rating and percentage infringement of objectives in the field. They are also 12th as a percentage of goals on the field at 3 points at 33% in the season.

Defensively, WVU is third in the Big 12 in score defense, dealing with opponents at 64.4 points per game. The opponents draw 40.1% of the field against Mountaineers this season which is fourth in the Big 12. WVU is still the leader of the percentage of goals on the opponent’s field among the Big 12 teams.

During their last five games, their most frequent range on the floor was Javon Small, Sencire Harris, Jonathan Powell, Toby Okani and Eduardo Andre. This range was used 23.4% of the time.

The top scorer in WVU is small, who leads the Big 12 in a score also, with an average of 19.6 points per game this season. Amani Hansberry leads WVU in rebounds with 5.7 per game. Apart from Small, there is no mountaineer who displays two -digit points on average. Hansberry is the closest at 9.7 per game.

Virginia-Western is classified 43rd in the net and 48th by Kenpom. This is considered a Quad 1 game for WVU.

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