Despite trailing 12th ranked Houston 39-38 at the half, Western Kentucky was outscored 42-19 in the second half and fell to the Cougars 81-57. Tavieon Hollingsworth led the Hilltoppers with 17 points with Charles Bassey held to nine points and seven rebounds. WKU fell to 15-5 with the loss and welcomes Florida International Sunday with pregame at 1:30 on News Radio 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.