BYU ended its regular season on a high note, beating Saint Mary’s 65-51 at Senior Night at the Marriott Center on Saturday.
Here are three take-away from the game:
- The Cougars and Gaels both struggled with their shooting in the first half, but the Cougars (19-5, 9-3 West Coast Conference) shrank in the second half, shooting 66.7%. This enabled BYU to exceed Saint Mary’s 42.6% to 33.3% for the game. After the Gaels (13-8, 4-6 WCC) cut BYU’s lead to 34-30 by 16:02, the Cougars scored 14 of the next 16 points of the game to take control.
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Brandon Averette (4), the Brigham Young Cougars guard, celebrates on Saturday 27 February 2021 during a match against Saint Mary’s Gaels in Provo.
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Alex Barcello (13), Brigham Young Cougars guard, embraces his teammates and coaches by the remaining minute during a match against Saint Mary’s Gaels in Provo on Saturday, February 27, 2021.
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Brandon Averette (4), the Brigham Young Cougars guard, embraces his teammates and coaches by the remaining minute during a match against the Saint Mary’s Gaels in Provo on Saturday 27 February 2021.
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Alex Barcello (13), Brigham Young Cougars guard, moves with the ball during a match against Saint Mary’s Gaels in Provo on Saturday 27 February 2021.
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Brigham Young Cougars center Matt Haarms (3) embraces his teammates in the remaining minute during a match against Saint Mary’s Gaels in Provo on Saturday 27 February 2021.
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Brigham Young Cougars center Matt Haarms (3) shoots the ball during a game against Saint Mary’s Gaels in Provo on Saturday 27 February 2021.
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Brandon Averette (4), the Brigham Young Cougars guard, shoots a layup during a match against the Saint Mary’s Gaels in Provo on Saturday 27 February 2021.
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Brigham Young Cougars center Matt Haarms (3) shoots the ball during a match against Saint Mary’s Gaels in Provo on Saturday 27 February 2021.
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Brigham Young Cougars forward Caleb Lohner (33) and guard Connor Harding (44) will be playing ball during a match against Saint Mary’s Gaels in Provo on Saturday 27 February 2021.
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Alex Barcello (13), Brigham Young Cougars guard, tries to pass the ball during a match against the Saint Mary’s Gaels in Provo on Saturday 27 February 2021.
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The Brigham Young Cougars visit during a match against the Saint Mary’s Gaels in Provo on Saturday 27 February 2021.
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Matt Haarms (3), forward of Brigham Young Cougars, shoots the ball against Matthias Tass (11) of Saint Mary during a match against Saint Mary’s Gaels in Provo on Saturday 27 February 2021.
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- BYU had a rebound lead of 43-33, leading to an 8-0 lead in the second-half points. The Cougars ‘bench also outscored the Gaels’ 22-5.
- Trevin Knell scored a team high of 15 points, including four three-pointers, while the Cougars’ three seniors all had solid games. Matt Haarms finishes with a double double (11 points, 10 rebounds) and adds five blocks, Brandon Averette has 11 points, four assists, two rebounds and a steal, while Alex Barcello has eight points, five rebounds and a team highlight. . five assists.