Houston hit its first four field goals but West Virginia senior guard Javon Small buried three consecutive threes and freshman guard Jonathan Powell extended the lead to five with

West Virginia faces the No. 10 Houston Cougars after Javon Small scored 26 points in the Mountaineers' 78-70 victory over the Colorado Buffaloes.

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.