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Kenny Cox
| Posted: 5 Feb 2011 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
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PROVO -- Senior guard Jimmer Fredette scored 29 points to go along with seven assists to lead the No. 8/9 BYU men’s basketball team to a 78-64 win over the UNLV Rebels at the Marriott Center on Saturday.
Fredette was perfect from the free throw line, going 16-of-16 for the game. Now with 2,194 career points, the Glens Falls, N.Y., native became the Mountain West Conference all-time leading scorer. Fellow backcourt mate, senior Jackson Emery scored 15 points and had four steals.
"I really like the senior leadership of our two guards," head coach Dave Rose said. "The two guys have been through it all and they seem to come out on the positive side quite a bit."
Sophomore Stephen Rogers added 12 points and eight rebounds while junior Charles Abouo was the fourth Cougar in double figures, chipping in 10 points.
"This team is made up of competitive guys," Rose said. "They rely on each other and trust each other so when it's time to make a play they feel responsible to figure out a way to make that play."
BYU shot 40.4 percent for the game on 23-of-57 shooting while going a near perfect, 24-of-25 from the charity stripe. The Cougars' defense limited UNLV to 30 percent shooting and just 6-of-23 from the behind the three-point line.
Freshman Kyle Collinsworth got BYU on the board with a three-pointer after one minute of play. Fredette scored on a layup on BYU’s next possession to make it 5-3.
The Rebels picked up a technical foul at the 13:50 mark, resulting in two made free throws by Fredette and a 10-8 Cougar lead. UNLV picked up another technical just over one minute later and Fredette sank both free throws again for a 14-8 lead.
Fredette would make another layup to cap an 11-0 run by BYU to take an 18-8 lead with 11:22 left until halftime.
Trading baskets for the remainder of the half, the Cougars would take a 38-27 lead into the locker room. BYU made 11-of-28 shots for 39.3 percent shooting and limited the Rebels to just 25.8 percent.
After four minutes of play in the second half Fredette stole a pass and tossed it to Jackson Emery who was able to complete the fast break dunk to put BYU up 44-31 with 16:20 on the clock.
Rogers hit a three-pointer as the shot clock expired with under 12 minutes to play to keep BYU out in front 54-42. Rogers would knock down two free throws with 8:30 remaining to extend the Cougars’ lead to 63-49.
Fredette would hit his first three of the game with 6:51 left in the game to give BYU a 69-53 lead, the largest of the game to that point. The senior guard would knock down two more free throws and slice his way to another layup in the final minutes to secure BYU’s 78-64 victory.
No. 8/9 BYU will play at Air Force on Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 8 p.m. MT in Clune Arena. Live stats and audio links will be available on www.byucougars.com and fans can listen live on the radio beginning with the pregame show at 7 p.m. MT on KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM out of Salt Lake City. The game will be televised live on The Mtn.
Official Basketball Box ScoreUNLV vs BYU Cougars
02/05/11 2:06 pm at Provo, Utah, Marriott Center
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VISITORS: UNLV 17-6, 5-4 MWC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
01 THOMAS, Quintrell... f 1-7 0-0 4-6 3 2 5 3 6 0 0 0 0 16
22 STANBACK, Chace..... f 5-14 2-7 2-2 6 4 10 2 14 1 1 1 0 38
00 BELLFIELD, Oscar.... g 1-11 1-5 2-2 1 2 3 3 5 2 2 0 1 39
03 MARSHALL, Anthony... g 6-10 1-2 3-4 5 7 12 3 16 4 3 0 4 24
33 WILLIS, Tre'Von..... g 3-11 2-7 7-8 0 1 1 2 15 3 3 0 1 25
05 JASPER, Derrick..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18
11 LOPEZ, Carlos....... 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 2 4 0 0 1 0 10
12 MASSAMBA, Brice..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 1 2 0 0 14
31 HAWKINS, Justin..... 0-4 0-2 4-4 0 2 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 16
TEAM................ 1 2 3
Totals.............. 18-60 6-23 22-26 17 26 43 19 64 11 13 2 6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-31 25.8% 2nd Half: 10-29 34.5% Game: 30.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd Half: 3-11 27.3% Game: 26.1% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0% 2nd Half: 14-16 87.5% Game: 84.6% 3
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HOME TEAM: BYU Cougars 22-2, 8-1 MWC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
00 DAVIES, Brandon..... f 1-3 0-0 2-2 1 2 3 4 4 1 0 3 0 19
34 HARTSOCK, Noah...... f 1-6 0-1 0-0 1 6 7 2 2 0 1 3 1 37
04 EMERY, Jackson...... g 6-12 3-9 0-0 0 5 5 4 15 4 1 0 4 37
31 COLLINSWORTH, Kyle.. g 1-4 1-1 3-4 1 1 2 3 6 1 3 0 1 14
32 FREDETTE, Jimmer.... g 6-14 1-5 16-16 0 3 3 1 29 7 5 0 1 39
01 ABOUO, Charles...... 4-8 1-2 1-1 0 1 1 1 10 0 2 0 0 24
12 MAGNUSSON, Logan.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
13 ZYLSTRA, Brock...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
14 MARTINEAU, Nick..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+
15 ANDERSON, James..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
21 ROGERS, Stephen..... 4-10 2-5 2-2 2 6 8 2 12 2 0 0 0 21
TEAM................ 2 1 3
Totals.............. 23-57 8-23 24-25 8 26 34 17 78 16 12 6 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-28 39.3% 2nd Half: 12-29 41.4% Game: 40.4% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd Half: 5-14 35.7% Game: 34.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 13-14 92.9% 2nd Half: 11-11 100 % Game: 96.0% 1
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Officials: Scott Thornley, Dick Cartmell, Doran Gotschall
Technical fouls: UNLV-THOMAS, Quintrell; LOPEZ, Carlos. BYU Cougars-None.
Attendance: 22700
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
UNLV.......................... 27 37 - 64
BYU Cougars................... 38 40 - 78
Marriott Center sold out.
Points in the paint-LV 18,BY 28. Points off turnovers-LV 11,BY 20.
2nd chance points-LV 19,BY 6. Fast break points-LV 6,BY 14.
Bench points-LV 8,BY 22. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-3 times.
Last FG-LV 2nd-02:45, BY 2nd-00:46.
Largest lead-LV by 1 1st-19:44, BY by 16 2nd-07:18.
Anonymous
| Posted: 3 Feb 2011 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
Cougars Begin Second Half of MWC Play with UNLV
No. 8/9 BYU basketball begins the second half of the conference season on Saturday, Feb. 5, against UNLV in the Marriott Center at 2 p.m. MT. The Cougars are 21-2 overall and 7-1 in MWC action and are coming off a 69-62 win at Wyoming. Jimmer Fredette scored 26 points and Brandon Davies contributed 20 points, nine boards and two blocks in the victory. Fredette leads the nation in scoring at 27.6 points per game and is shooting .418 from three. Jackson Emery adds 12.3 points per game and Brandon Davies is third on the team in scoring at 12.0 points per game. UNLV is 17-5 overall and 5-3 in the MWC. The Rebels have won three-straight games including a 67-54 home win against Utah. UNLV’s other MWC victories have come against TCU and New Mexico at home and at Air Force and Wyoming. Chace Stanback leads the team in scoring and rebounding at 13.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Saturday’s game can be heard live on KSL Newsradio beginning with the pregame show at 1 p.m. MT on 102.7 FM and 1160 AM out of Salt Lake City or via the Internet at KSL.com. The game will be televised live on VERSUS.
Up Next
No. 8/9 BYU will play at Air Force on Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 8 p.m. MT in Clune Arena. Live stats and audio links will be available on www.byucougars.com and fans can listen live on the radio beginning with the pregame show at 7 p.m. MT on KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM out of Salt Lake City. The game will be televised live on The Mtn.
Cougar Quick Hits
— No. 8/9 BYU head coach Dave Rose is 148-42 in his six seasons at BYU and is the program’s all-time leader in winning percentage at .779. He is third in wins and four from tying Roger Reid for second all-time.
— In MWC action, Jimmer Fredette is averaging 34.0 points, 4.4 threes and 3.8 assists while shooting .472 from the field, .486 from three and .885 from the free throw line.
— Jimmer Fredette was named to eight preseason All-America teams and is a Wooden Award and Cousy Award midseason candidate and a preseason candidate for the Naismith Trophy. Fredette leads the nation in scoring at 27.6 points per game and adds 4.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
— Senior guard Jackson Emery is second on the team in scoring at 12.3 points per game and adds 3.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and a team-best 2.7 steals per game. He has posted four-plus steals seven times this season and is the program’s all-time leader in career steals. Brandon Davies is third on the team in scoring at 12.0 points per game on .540 shooting. He has scored in double figures 17 times this season, including the last eight games and 14 of the last 15 games.
— At 21-2, BYU has tied the best 23-game record in program history with last season’s squad and the 1987-88 team.
BYU GAME #24 FAST FACTS
No. 8/9 BYU (21-2, 7-1) vs. UNLV (17-5, 5-3)
Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011
Marriott Center
Provo, Utah
2 p.m. MT
Coaches
BYU, Dave Rose (148-42 in sixth season at BYU; same overall)
UNLV, Lon Kruger (154-67 in seventh season at UNLV; 472-300 in 25th season overall)
Series
UNLV leads 18-15, including an 89-77 BYU victory in January in Las Vegas
Radio
KSL Newsradio (102.7 FM/1160 AM) and the Cougar Sports Network (Greg Wrubell, play-by-play; Mark Durrant, game analysis)
TV
VERSUS (Tim Neverett, play-by-play; Blaine Fowler, game analysis)
Web
Live audio and live stats links are available on the men’s basketball schedule page at www.byucougars.com/basketball_m/
Looking at UNLV
2010-11 Record: 17-5, 5-3
Conference: Mountain West
2009-10 Record: 25-9, 11-5 (T3rd)
2010 Postseason: NCAA first round
Highlights:
- UNLV is 17-5 overall and 5-3 in Mountain West Conference play. The Rebels are 9-3 at home, 5-2 on the road and 3-0 in neutral games. The Rebels opened MWC play with a loss to BYU and then defeated TCU on the road. Following loss at San Diego State, UNLV has since won four of its last five and is riding a three-game win streak, including wins against New Mexico, at Wyoming and at home against Utah.
- Chace Stanback leads UNLV with 13 points, 5.5 rebounds and 0.6 blocks per game. He shoots .489 from the field, .349 from three and .780 from the free throw line. Tre’Von Willis averages 11.8 points and 1.5 steals and shoots .411 from the field and Oscar Bellfield averages 10.9 points and a team-best 3.8 assists per game.
- UNLV averages 72.0 points and shoots .466 from the field and .301 from three. Rebel opponents average 61.1 points and shoot .391 from the field against UNLV.
Coach: Lon Kruger (7th season at UNLV)
UNLV’s Last Outing — UNLV Tops utah, 67-54
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Quintrell Thomas had season highs with 15 points and 16 rebounds as UNLV defeated cold-shooting Utah 67-54 on Wednesday night.
Thomas, a redshirt freshman, had 13 first-half points. He went 5 of 5 from the free-throw line and had two blocks.
Carlos Lopez had a 14 points and nine rebounds and Chace Stanback added 11 points, six rebounds and three blocks for UNLV (17-5, 5-3 Mountain West), which won its third straight.
The Utes, who shot 30 percent (17 of 57) from the field and 14 of 25 (56 percent) from the free-throw line, scored a season low in points and dropped their second straight.
Will Clyburn led Utah (10-12, 3-5) with 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Josh Watkins had 15 points.
Series Notes
UNLV leads the all-time series against BYU 18-15. The Cougars are 5-9 against the Rebels under Dave Rose, including an 89-77 win at UNLV on Jan. 11, 2011.
