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PROVO, Utah – BYU’s No. 23 men’s basketball overthrew no. 2 Gonzaga 91-78 on Saturday night at the Marriott Center.
“I’m super satisfied. It just doesn’t happen that way,” BYU head coach Mark Pope said. You often do all that and you don’t get that senior night, however, those guys did it tonight and it’s amazing and I’m very satisfied for them, it’s very humiliating because it doesn’t paint much like that, however, he painted for this team, I hope the 18,000 of us and everyone who watched it on TV has noticed something they will never forget. , because it’s one of the literally special moments of the game and won’t be the last. “
Yoeli Childs led all scorers with 28 issues in 12 of 19 shots, while adding 10 rebounds, three assists, two interceptions and one blockade. 3 rebounds.
Haws filled out the statistics sheet with 16 issues, 8 assists, 4 rebounds and one robbery, while Zac Seljaas contributed 12 issues, five rebounds, two assists and one robbery. Kolby Lee scored nine problems in three of three shots and added five rebounds.
As a team, the Cougars (23-7, 12-3) fired 53% from the ground at night while keeping the Bulldogs (27-2, 13-1) 42%. BYU ended Gonzaga’s streak of 19 consecutive victories, 18 consecutive wins as visitors, 40 consecutive regular-season victories and 39 consecutive wins at conventions as visitors.
Haws opened the game with a mid-range runner and a tray to put BYU ahead 4-2 two minutes from the competition. Gonzaga did the 12-4 before Seljaas discovered Haws to make a tray to take the Cougars to four, 14-10, with just over 12 minutes to play in the middle.
A three-pointer from Toolson followed three consecutive baskets in Childs’ painting and then gave BYU a 21-18 merit and forced the Bulldogs to ask for downtime. put the Cougars 29-25 with 5:29 to pass in the first half.
Childs hit a shot in the paint while receiving a foul and a triple from the most sensible key to give BYU a 38-32 lead. Toolson and Haws hit three races beyond the arc to put the Cougars in eighth, 44-36 with 1:38 for playing in the first round. Hawws hit a mid-range jump shot to close the part and give BYU a 46-38 lead.
The Cougars shot 51% of the area in the first 20 minutes compared to 46% of Gonzaga. The children led all the scorers on the break with 15 problems to accompany six rebounds.
Haws monitors and jumpers followed three Toolson deep points made byU 11, 53-42, two minutes after the start of the moment period. After a Bulldog 7-0 race, Lee hit a couple of loose shots and Toolson tired a triple fast to put BYU 63-50 with just over 14 minutes to play.
Gonzaga responded with an 11-2 score before a 3-point play through Childs gave the Cougars a 68-61 merit midway through the period of the moment. A Bulldog 7-2 race then reduced BYU’s lead to two, 70-68. Consecutive trays to make the Cougars’ 75-70 advantage bigger with 6:32 for playing.
A 3-point left wing through Alex Barcello followed through a triple through Haws from the most sensible of the key, BYU’s highest lead to nine, 85-76, with 4:05 by the end. Defenseman Cougar kept Gonzaga goalless for the next 3 and the children made a basket in the paint and put the ball together for a two-handed overturn in the same time period, giving BYU a 91-76 lead with 42 seconds to play.
The Bulldogs scored a basket before the bell rang and the Cougars left with a 91-78 win.
BYU then takes the road to face Pepperdine on Saturday, February 29 at 3 p. m. PST for the final of the normal Cougars season. The game will be broadcast live on CBS Sports Network. 143 / 89. 1 FM), BYU Sports Network and KSL 1160 AM / 102. 7 FM.