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Brandon Averette had 15 points and four assists, and Trevin Knell added 12 points on a season-high four 3-pointers as BYU grinded past Pepperdine, 65-54 to clinch a fourth-straight win Saturday night in the Marriott Center.

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Brandon Averette recorded 15 points and six rebounds as BYU got past Pepperdine 65-54 on Saturday night.Trevin Knell added 12 points for the Cougars, who held the Waves to 28.8% shooting, the lowest mark of the season for a BYU opponent.Kolby Lee had 10 points for BYU (13-3, 4-1 West Coast Conference), which won its fourth consecutive game. Richard Harward added nine rebounds. Connor Harding had a career-high 10 rebounds.Alex Barcello had four points despite leading the Coug...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — In a normal visit to San Diego State, the BYU Cougars would have to face a trash-talking student section and a sellout crowd of 12,414 at Viejas Arena. Not this time. Because of COVID-19, Viejas Arena was empty Friday, which allowed the Cougars to focus strictly on the No. 18 Aztecs. Alex Barcello scored 22 points and Brandon Averette hit a huge 3-pointer with 51 seconds left for BYU, which blew a 17-point lead before beating San Diego State 72-62 despite Matt Mitchell’s ca...

2020/12/19 08:44 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Alex Barcello scored 22 points and Brandon Averette hit a huge 3-pointer with 51 seconds left for BYU, which blew a 17-point lead before beating No. 18 San Diego State 72-62 on Friday despite Matt Mitchell’s career-high 35 points. Mitchell was remarkable in scoring 26 points in the second half. He spurred a 14-0 run with three 3-pointers and then had a steal and dunk that tied it 61. But BYU (7-2) regained control and h...

Cougars show off roster depth in 82-64 win over Utah BYU Men’s Basketball improved to 6-2 on the season after beating rival Utah 82-64 at the Marriott Center on Saturday, Dec. 12. “I couldn’t be more proud of our guys,” head coach Mark Pope said. “These guys have just answered the bell so far, you know, this is such a brutal stretch. I mean it’s not fair to ask your team to do this. We played eight games in 18 days, traveling across the country, played a road game against one of our...

Slow start hurts Cougars in loss to Boise State BYU Men’s Basketball fell to 5-2 on the season after losing to Boise State 74-70 at the Marriott Center on Wednesday, Dec. 9. “Congratulations to Boise State,” head coach Mark Pope said. “We knew they were a good team coming in, they’re very talented in multiple positions. They came out with some fire and passion to start out the game and we could not respond. I was proud of my guys for hanging in there, fighting, battling through frustr...

+ Show 2 more videos BYU Men’s Basketball | Matt Haarms | Boise State | Post Game Press Conference | December 9, 2020 BYU Men’s Basketball | Alex Barcello | Boise State | Post Game Press Conference | December 9, 2020 PROVO — The last time Boise State beat BYU in Provo, during the Cougar Classic on Dec. 13, 1996, the second-largest crowd in the Broncos history watched the most-heavily attended win in the programs past with 20,358 fans on hand. Wednesday nights c...