Cougars vs Mountaineers

Gameday · SAT FEB 27

HoustonAP #8VSWest Virginia

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WVU Coliseum · Morgantown, WV

Win probability

1912 blend

83% HOUWVU 17%

Adj. efficiency82%

18%

SRS76%

24%

Elo92%

8%

HOU +3.5

Proj. margin

146.9

Proj. total

69.7

Proj. pace

Home court counts 3 points. Blend of Adj. efficiency, SRS and Elo.

Projected starters

PPG

• 9D.Thomas Jr.G · 6.7 APG17.7
• 25M.MillerG · 3.7 APG9.3
• 23D.GillespieF · 6.3 RPG11.0
• 11J.TuglerF · 5.7 RPG9.7
• 24C.McCartyF · 5.0 RPG9.0

• 1M.Sadler2.5 RPG20.5
• 11F.BizjackG · 1.5 APG12.0
• 0B.LorientF · 5.5 RPG6.5
• 7S.TraoreF · 4.0 RPG6.5
• 14M.SyllaC · 0.5 BPG10.5

Ratings

CBBD · 2025-26

+34.4Adj. net rating+15.6

6thAdj. net rank54th

123.6Adj. offense112.3

89.2Adj. defense96.7

70.0Pace69.3

17.3SRS6.7

2281Elo1861

3–0Record2–0

Season per game

2026-27 · 3 games / 2026-27 · 2 games

90.7Points91.0

56.3Opp points49.5

58.4%eFG%61.8%

15.0%TO%11.0%

28.9%OREB%25.6%

.45FT rate.37

29%3PA rate50%

59%Assisted FG%56%

Last five games

Houston

W92-46vs JVST

W86-68@ CAL

W94-55vs LAS

L55-65vs ILL

W88-57vs TA&M

West Virginia

W91-53vs STET

W91-46vs NIA

W89-82vs OU

W87-70@ CREI

W82-77vs STAN

Head to head

2017-18–2026-27

25-26WVU 48 · HOU 77Tue, 1/13

24-25HOU 63 · WVU 49Wed, 1/29

24-25WVU 54 · HOU 70Wed, 1/15

23-24WVU 55 · HOU 89Sat, 1/6

Game information

TipSaturday, Feb 27 · 12:00 PM ET

VenueWVU Coliseum · Morgantown, WV

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Abbreviations

Adj.Adjusted — points scored or allowed per 100 possessions, corrected for the strength of the opponents faced. Net is offense minus defense

SRSSimple Rating System — average scoring margin, adjusted for strength of schedule

EloA rating that moves after every result, by more when the opponent was strong

PacePossessions per 40 minutes

PPGPoints per game

eFG%Effective field goal percentage — made threes count one and a half field goals

TO%Turnovers per 100 possessions

OREB%The share of a team's own missed shots it rebounds

FT rateFree throws attempted per field goal attempted

3PA rateThe share of field goal attempts taken from three

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