University of San Diego

Jan 04 | 07:00 PM

53 - 87

Brigham Young University

Marriott Center

500 E University Parkway Provo UT 84604

shamosj | Posted: 4 Jan 2014 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

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Halford's hot shooting leads BYU to victory

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PROVO, Utah – Skyler Halford got his first start and came through in a big way to lead BYU to a 87-53 victory over West Coast Conference foe San Diego Saturday night in the Marriott Center.

"That was a great effort from our guys," BYU head coach Dave Rose said. "I think that the focus that they had in practice for the last three days - kind of the intensity and urgency that they played with - they carried it over to the game tonight. I thought defensively it was our best effort of the year. Hopefully we can build on this because it was a well-executed gameplan from start to finish. We shared the ball on offense, got open shots and made open shots. I thought defensively we made them take tough shots and that's a big key for us."

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Halford scored a career and game high 28 points to go with three assists. Kyle Collinsworth had another solid game with 12 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. Tyler Haws and Eric Mika joined them in double figures with 17 and 13, respectively.

BYU (9-7, 1-2) shrugged off their cold shooting on the road hitting 53.4 percent from the field and 47.1 percent from behind the arc. The Cougars outrebounded the Toreros (9-7, 0-3) 45-27 and assisted on 25 of their 31 made field goals. They also had a strong defensive game holding San Diego to 34.5 percent from the field and 11.8 percent from behind the arc.

The game got off to a frenzied pace with both teams scoring on the first five possessions of the game. From there, BYU took over on a 10-2 run to take the 15-8 lead with just under 16 minutes left in the half. San Diego answered with a 9-0 run of their own to take the lead at 17-15 with 11:50 remaining until halftime.

With San Diego leading 17-15 with 11:50 until half, Halford connected on two shots from behind the arc and the Cougars used a 14-2 run to take the game’s first double-digit lead at 29-19. The Cougars would lead the rest of the way.

After the 14-2 run, Halford went off for another seven points to lead BYU on a 12-2 run to extend the lead to 18 at 41-23 at the half.

Halford led all scorers at the break with his career-high in a half of 15 points. As a team, BYU shot 58.6 percent from the field and 66.7 percent from behind the arc. The defense proved just as effective holding the Toreros to 32.1 percent from the field and 18.2 percent from downtown.

The Cougars started the second half the same way they ended the first with a 10-2 run to push the lead to 51-25 with 16:56 left in the game. BYU continued to pile it on going on a 6-0 run to more than double up San Diego at 61-30 with 13:36 left to play. The lead grew as large as 37 and the Cougars coasted to their first WCC victory of the year.

The Cougars will take the court next on Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. MST against Pepperdine in the Marriott Center. The game will be broadcast live by BYUtv.

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Kyle Chilton | Posted: 2 Jan 2014 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

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BYU returns home to take on San Diego

BYU Game Notes

San Diego Game Notes

BYU will play at home for the first time since Dec. 11 when the Cougars host conference foe San Diego on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 at 7 p.m. MT. Saturday's game will be televised live on BYUtv and broadcast live on the Cougar IMG Sports Network on KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM and BYUcougars.com.

BYU Cougars (8-7, 0-2 WCC)

Head Coach: Dave Rose
Alma Mater: Houston, 1983
Career Record: 217-73 (9th)
Record at BYU: Same

San Diego Toreros (9-6, 0-2 WCC)

Head Coach: Bill Grier
Alma Mater: Oregon, 1990
Division I Career Record: 93-117 (7th)
Record at San Diego: Same

Series Information

Series Record: BYU leads 6-2
Last Meeting: USD won 72-69, 3/8/13
H/A/N: 3-0/2-1/1-1

Game Information

TV: BYUtv
TV Talent: Dave McCann (play-by-play), David Nixon (analyst), Spencer Linton (sideline)
Live Video: BYUtvsports.com
Radio: Cougar IMG Sports Network, KSL 102.7 FM / 1160 AM, BYU Radio - Sirius XM 143
Radio Talent: Greg Wrubell (play-by-play), Mark Durrant (analyst)
Live Audio/Stats: BYUcougars.com

Projected starters

San Diego (9-6, 0-2 WCC)
No.	Name	Ht.	Pos.	Ppg	Rpg
32	Brett Bailey	6-6	F	2.8	2.0
40	Dennis Kramer	6-11	F	11.2	7.3
33	Jito Kok	6-9	G	5.3	4.3
00	Christopher Anderson	5-7	G	10.5	6.6*
1	Johnny Dee	6-0	G	18.9	2.9
*assists per game

BYU Cougars (8-7, 0-2 WCC)
No.	Name	Ht.	Pos.	Ppg	Rpg
2	Matt Carlino	6-2	G	15.1	4.5*
5	Kyle Collinsworth	6-6	G	13.1	8.3
3	Tyler Haws	6-5	G	22.0	5.1
33	Nate Austin	6-11	F	4.2	8.2
00	Eric Mika	6-10	F	13.9	6.6
*assists per game

By the numbers

1.7	Matt Carlino’s career steals average, second all-time in BYU history. His 128 career steals are 11th all-time and the 64 he totaled in 2012-13 as a sophomore are the fourth most in team history.
2	The number of players in BYU history to reach 1,000 career points as a sophomore. Danny Ainge was the first to do so and had 1,130 points in 57 games by the end of his sophomore season (1978-79). Sophomore Tyler Haws joined Ainge when he reached the 1,000 career point mark at Saint Mary’s on Feb. 21, 2013.
3	The number of players with double-doubles against North Texas: Matt Carlino (10 rebounds, 11 assists), Eric Mika (17 points, 11 rebounds), Nate Austin (10 points, 13 rebounds). It was the first time since March 15, 1984, that BYU had three players with double-doubles in a single game.
4.7	Matt Carlino’s career assist average, second all-time in BYU history. As a freshman in 2011-12, he averaged 4.6 assists and in 2012-13, he averaged 4.8. His 171 assists last season are the third most in team history. Carlino is averaging 4.5 assists per game this season and tied his career high with 11 against North Texas.
6	The number of career games for Tyler Haws shooting 100 percent from the free throw line with a minimum of 10 attempts, a BYU record. He hit 10 of 10 on Feb. 20, 2010 at Wyoming, 12 of 12 vs. Cal State Northridge on Nov. 24, 2012, 10 of 10 vs. Utah on Dec. 8, 2012, 10 of 10 at Weber State on Dec. 15, 2012, 14 of 14 at Loyola Marymount on March 2, 2013 and 11 of 11 vs. Wichita State on Nov. 26, 2013.
8	With a bid to the 2013 NIT, Dave Rose and the Cougars reached the postseason for a BYU record eighth-straight season. In his first year as head coach, Rose and the Cougars went to the 2006 NIT. That was followed by six-straight trips to the NCAA Tournament and last season’s NIT bid. BYU has also won 20-plus games in each of Rose’s eight seasons.
28	The number of consecutive games Tyler Haws has scored in double figures, a career-best streak.
38	The number of 20-point games Haws has in his career at BYU, tied for fifth all-time in team history with Kresimir Cosic. He had 25 20-point games in 2012-13, fourth all-time in a single season.
83.3	BYU’s 3-point percentage against Texas (10 of 12), a BYU single-game record (minimum 10 3-pointers attempted). Matt Carlino hit 5 of 7, Frank Bartley IV hit 3 of 3 and Tyler Haws hit 2 of 2.
88.6	Tyler Haws’ career free-throw percentage, first all-time in BYU history. He has hit 379 of 428 from the line in his career.
90.0	Eric Mika’s shooting percentage against Mount St. Mary’s, tied for the BYU freshman record for field goal percentage in a game (minimum 10 attempts). The freshman from Alpine, Utah, hit 9 of 10 from the field and scored 20 points. He shares the record with Fred Roberts, who also hit 9 of 10 vs. Utah State on Dec. 6, 1978.
112	BYU’s point total against Stanford, a 112-103 road win. The point total is the most by a BYU team under Dave Rose and the most since Feb. 25, 1993, when the Cougars scored 128 at home against Sacramento State. It also marked a BYU record for points scored against a Pac-12 team.
217	Dave Rose (2005 to present) is second all-time in BYU basketball history with 217 career victories, behind only the great Stan Watts, who coached the Cougars to 371 wins from 1949 to 1972 and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986.
1,463	The number of points Tyler Haws has scored in his career, good for 16th all-time and 31 from tying Joe Nelson for 15th. Haws holds the BYU record for most points scored during freshman and sophomore seasons combined. With 942 career points, Matt Carlino is on pace to become the next BYU player to reach 1,000 career points.