Herald sports writers Darnell Dickson and Jared Lloyd give their opinions on the hot BYU sports topics this week: 1. There are still games left to play, but is this BYU men’s basketball team better than the 2020 group that didn’t get a chance to play in the NCAA Tournament because of COVID?

Houston eliminated BYU from the Big 12 tournament with a dominant 74-54 win. Houston got out to a 15-0 lead and BYU never recovered. BYU trimmed Hous

UH continued a dominating run in the Big 12 play, winning for the 21st time in 22 games this season. The 21 wins match the most wins for a major conference team in league play since 1996-97, matching Arizona, Florida, Kentucky and UConn.

Houston (29-4) played without J'Wan Roberts, its leading rebounder, after he sprained his ankle early in the second half of the Cougars' quarterfinal win over Colorado. Roberts watched from the bench with his right foot in a walking boot.