Cryer scores 17 to lead No. 6 Houston past West Virginia 63-49 for 13th straight win

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — L.J. Cryer scored 17 points and No. 6 Houston never trailed in beating West Virginia, 63-49, on Wednesday night for the Cougars’ 13th straight win.

Joseph Tugler added 12 points and Milos Uzan scored 10 for Houston (17-3, 9-0 Big 12).

The Cougars’ 18-game league winning streak dating to last season is the second longest in Big 12 history.

West Virginia (13-7 4-5) has lost three straight. Big 12 leading scorer Javon Small was held to eight points, nearly 12 below his average.

Houston scored the first eight points of the game and led 39-19 at halftime. An 11-0 run for West Virginia to start the second half was only a temporary pause in the Cougars’ momentum.

Houston held a 34-19 rebounding advantage in sweeping the regular-season series with the Mountaineers.

The injury-depleted Mountaineers have been held to 60 points or fewer in four of their last five games and under 20 points at halftime in their last two.