The West Virginia Mountaineers dropped their second game of their Big 12 slate on Tuesday night as they traveled to No. 7 Houston for a midweek road game and walked out with a 29-point loss for their troubles. In the 77-48 loss to the Cougars, nothing looked particularly promising about the Mountaineers performance. But after the game, head coach Ross Hodge dialed in on the team's dismal start to the contest and their repeated inability to convert when opportunities presented themselves as the team's downfall.
"I didn't think we played very well, I didn't think we had a great start, but they had a lot to do with that," Hodge said after the game.