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20th Ranked BYU Uses A Big First Half To Defeat Weber State 72-57
12/5/2007 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
WSU guard Kellen McCoy hit a three-pointer with
The Wildcats shot just 9-28 from the field in the first half and did not attempt a single free throw while the Cougars made 12-28 from the floor including 6-14 from behind the arc and connected on 12-15 free throws.
If it was any consolation, the Wildcats came out with some fire in their eyes in the second half out scoring the Cougars 36-30. Most of the offense was fueled by freshman center Trevor Morris (6-9, 240 ?
“BYU is a very solid basketball team and are as good as advertised,”said WSU head coach Randy Rahe. “They come out from all angles, inside and out, side to side. They are really hard to defend and they play really hard on their defensive end.”
BYU had four players in double figures led by 6-3 guard Sam Burgess with 16. Lee Cummard, Trent Plaisted and Jonathan Tavernari each added 14. Plaisted had a “double/double” with a game high 15 rebounds as well.
The loss dropped the Wildcats to 2-5 on the season and it was WSU's third straight loss. The ?Cats complete a four-game road tour this coming Saturday, December 8 traveling to the University of San Francisco for a 2:00 (PST) game in War Memorial Gym. The Wildcats return back to the
