PROVO -- BYU opened its exhibition season with a 90-49 trouncing of Brock University on Thursday night in the Marriott Center. Cougar center Trent Plaisted scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds, as BYU put an end to the Badgers' four-game winning streak.

The Cougars dominated all facets of the game, shooting 51 percent from the field and 53 percent (8-of-15) from beyond the arc while holding Brock, a team averaging 83.8 points a game, to 25 percent shooting. BYU also outrebounded the Badgers, 54-33.

"BYU has size and athleticism," Brock head coach Ken Murray said. "They push the ball, and they have some guys that can jump through the roof. They're a very athletic team."

Plaisted wasted no time showing why he was named a Freshman All-American last season. The 6-foot-11, 245-pound sophomore scored on a put-back off of a Lee Cummard miss, flushed down a lay-up in transition and then hit a 10-footer from the right baseline enroute to a quick 11-0 Cougar lead.

BYU's early advantage ballooned into a 22-2 lead before Badger forward Chris Keith nailed a three-pointer, making it 22-5 with just under 12 minutes to go. Cougar senior Mike Rose answered back with a long-distance shot of his own sparking an 11-2 Cougar run. BYU led 43-14 at halftime.

The early offensive assault gave Rose an opportunity to take a look at his freshmen and transfers, as the second-year coach gave all available players time on the court.

"The first group of guys we had were the [veterans], so they know the game plan," BYU head coach Dave Rose said. "The second group came out and was pretty successful."

The second half saw more of the same with BYU taking a 59-22 lead with 16 minutes left to play. Mike Rose knocked down two consecutive treys, and team captain Keena Young added four points and two assists during a 16-8 run. Young finished with 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting in only 16 minutes of action.

On the night, BYU outscored Brock 51-10 in points in the paint and 15-0 in fastbreak points. The Cougars got it done on the defensive end as well forcing the Badgers into 20 turnovers and nabbing 13 steals.

BYU hosts the University of Montevallo Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Marriott Center before its annual Cougar Tipoff on Nov. 10 at 6 p.m.

Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Brock Badgers vs BYU Cougars
11/02/06 7:05 p.m. at Marriott Center, Provo, Utah
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VISITORS: Brock Badgers
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
21 Jesse Tipping....... f  1-9    1-8    4-8    0  2  2   1   7  0  2  0  1  26
33 Chris Keith......... f  6-15   2-7    3-4    1  9 10   3  17  1  2  0  0  39
04 Brad Rootes......... g  5-12   2-8    4-6    1  2  3   3  16  4  6  0  2  36
14 Mike Kemp........... g  1-10   0-6    2-2    3  0  3   2   4  1  2  0  0  25
24 Scott Murray........ g  0-5    0-5    0-0    1  1  2   2   0  1  5  0  0  30
13 Omar Kadray.........    1-1    1-1    0-0    0  0  0   0   3  0  0  0  0  0+
23 Phil Poulin.........    0-2    0-2    2-2    0  1  1   0   2  1  1  0  0   9
34 David Swinden.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  0  0  0   6
45 Owen White..........    0-2    0-0    0-0    0  3  3   2   0  0  1  0  0  10
51 Brent Furtney.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  0  0  0  0+
54 Matt Bassett-Spiers.    0-0    0-0    0-0    2  3  5   2   0  0  1  0  0  19
   TEAM................                         1  1  2
   Totals..............   14-56   6-37  15-22   9 24 33  15  49  8 20  0  3 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  5-31 16.1%   2nd Half:  9-25 36.0%   Game: 25.0%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-22  4.5%   2nd Half:  5-15 33.3%   Game: 16.2%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-4  75.0%   2nd Half: 12-18 66.7%   Game: 68.2%    3
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HOME TEAM: BYU Cougars
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
03 YOUNG, Keena........ f  6-8    0-0    1-2    2  2  4   0  13  2  3  0  1  16
30 CUMMARD, Lee........ f  2-6    1-1    2-2    2  1  3   2   7  3  0  1  2  15
44 PLAISTED, Trent..... c  5-10   0-0    3-4    3  5  8   1  13  1  2  0  1  18
13 AINGE, Austin....... g  2-2    1-1    0-0    1  6  7   3   5  3  1  0  1  14
23 BALDERSON, Jimmy.... g  1-3    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   2   2  2  1  0  2  15
01 BROADUS, Rashaun....    2-5    1-1    0-0    1  1  2   3   5  1  1  0  1  12
02 ROSE, Mike..........    3-4    3-4    0-0    0  1  1   1   9  1  0  0  0  12
05 CAMERON, Jordan.....    3-4    1-1    2-6    2  4  6   1   9  1  1  0  2  13
10 IVANOVIC, Vuk.......    6-9    0-0    0-0    3  4  7   3  12  1  1  0  0  15
15 MALAMAN, Fernando...    3-5    0-1    0-0    0  2  2   0   6  0  1  1  1  13
20 BURGESS, Sam........    1-3    0-1    0-0    0  2  2   1   2  1  2  0  0  18
24 MURDOCK, Ben........    1-2    0-1    0-0    0  2  2   3   2  3  0  0  0  14
31 ZYLSTRA, Brock......    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  1  1  0  0   6
45 TAVERNARI, Jonathan.    1-6    1-4    0-0    0  5  5   1   3  0  0  0  1  12
50 MACGREGOR, Gavin....    1-4    0-0    0-1    1  0  1   0   2  0  2  0  1   8
   TEAM................                         1  1  2
   Totals..............   37-72   8-15   8-15  17 37 54  22  90 20 16  2 13 201
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-32 53.1%   2nd Half: 20-40 50.0%   Game: 51.4%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-7  42.9%   2nd Half:  5-8  62.5%   Game: 53.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  6-10 60.0%   2nd Half:  2-5  40.0%   Game: 53.3%    1
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Officials:
Technical fouls: Brock Badgers-None. BYU Cougars-None.
Attendance: 7853
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Brock Badgers.................   14   35  -   49
BYU Cougars...................   43   47  -   90
EXHIBITION
Points in the paint-BROCK 10,BY 51. Points off turnovers-BROCK 11,BY 24.
2nd chance points-BROCK 7,BY 15. Fast break points-BROCK 0,BY 15.
Bench points-BROCK 5,BY 50. Score tied-0 times. Lead changes-0 times.

Cougar Coaches Select Team Captains for 2006-07 Season

PROVO -- Fans will have their first chance to see the 2006-07 BYU men's basketball team in action this week as the Cougars host Brock University out of Ontario, Canada, on Thursday at 7 p.m. in their first exhibition game of the season. Tipoff it set for 7:05 p.m. in the Marriott Center.

KSL Newsradio will stream the game live online at KSL.com via the KSL X-Stream. Greg Wrubell will call the play-by-play action with Mark Durrant providing game analysis.

The Brock University Badgers are off to a 7-1 start this season and are riding a four-game winning streak. Senior guard Brad Rootes leads the team in scoring with 24.8 points per game while dishing out a team-best 6.3 assists per outing. Senior forward Chris Keith leads the Badgers in rebounding with 7.9 per game, bolstered by 11 boards in each of the last two games. As a team, Brock is a high-scoring team, averaging 83.8 points. The Badgers are coached by Ken Murray, who has a 326-215 record in his 17th season with Brock and a 462-421 mark in his 27th year overall.

"Brock is a good offensive team," said BYU head coach Dave Rose. "They're skilled shooters from all over the floor, and they like to shoot the three."

In conjunction with BYU's first action of the season, Coach Rose and the Cougar coaching staff have announced this year's team captains, calling upon seniors Austin Ainge, Jimmy Balderson and Keena Young to lead this year's team.

"I'm proud of the way these three players have developed and of their dedication to our team," said BYU head coach Dave Rose. "They are totally commitment to this program and have earned the respect and confidence of their teammates. They will provide us with good leadership as we work together as a team to achieve our goals."

Ainge, a co-captain of last season's team, proved a valuable asset off the bench in 2005-06 after starting at the point guard spot and receiving All-Mountain West Conference honorable mention as a sophomore. Last season he ranked 11th in the MWC in assists while helping BYU lead the league in both scoring and assists. Balderson also provided a spark off the bench for the Cougars last season as he scored in double figures in 11 of the last 13 games and was the only player in the conference averaging more than 10 points per game off the bench with a 10.2 scoring average. Young led BYU in rebounding as a sophomore before becoming an All-MWC Third Team pick last year after starting the last 14 games of the year and ranking second on the team in rebounding (5.8 rpg) and third in scoring (10.3 ppg).

Ainge, Balderson and Young are three of nine returning lettermen on this year's team, including 2006 Freshman All-American Trent Plaisted, who led BYU in both scoring (13.6) and rebounding (6.9) on year ago. Others on the Cougar roster will see their first action for BYU this year, including junior redshirt Vuk Ivanovic (Jr., 6-10, C/F) and five newcomers -- freshmen Jordan Cameron (6-5, G/F), Jonathan Tavernari (6-6, G/F) and Brock Zylstra (6-6, G/F), sophomore Gavin MacGregor (6-9, F/C) and junior transfer Ben Murdock (6-2, G).

"We have a good group of players," BYU coach Dave Rose said. "They want to be successful. It should be an exciting season."