Wednesday night, the West Virginia Mountaineers fell to the Houston Cougars, 70-54, dropping them to 12-4 (3-2) on the season. Her are a few of my takeaways from tonight's action. Whether it was tonight or in their most recent loss against Arizona,

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.

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