BYU vs. San Francisco Box Score

PROVO, Utah – Cassie Broadhead Devashrayee surpassed 1,000 points in her BYU career as the Cougars beat San Francisco 70-66 Thursday night at the Marriott Center.

"San Francisco is a really scrappy team," BYU head coach Jeff Judkins said. "They did a really good job tonight of spreading us out and making our bigs have to go outside. We didn't play like we normally do, and you have to give them credit for that. We seemed a little sluggish tonight and I don't know the reason for it, but I'm just happy that we pulled it out and made some stops when we had to."

Devashrayee finished with 18 points on the way to her milestone, with a team-high nine rebounds. Malia Nawahine led BYU with a career-high 23 points.

BYU's (7-7, 2-1) early lead was erased quickly when the Dons (6-8, 1-2) hit a 3-pointer to lead 10-9. Nawahine answered with her own 3 to put the Cougars up 12-10. San Francisco scored the next two times down the floor to go up 14-12 with four minutes left in the first quarter.

With just under two minutes in the quarter, Devashrayee hit a jumper to tie the game at 18-18. Brenna Chase buried 3s on consecutive possessions to put BYU up 24-18. The Dons scored with less than five seconds left for a 24-20 Cougar lead heading into the second quarter. Nawahine scored 10 points in the period.

Nawahine knocked down a 3-pointer two minutes into the second quarter to put BYU up 29-24. After a four-minute scoring drought from both teams, Nawahine made two free throws to make it 31-24 with four minutes left.

With 1:26 left in the second quarter, San Francisco hit a 3-pointer to trail just 34-31. The two teams traded points as the Cougars went into the locker room with a 36-33 lead. With 18 points, Nawahine led all scorers.

A Don free throw tied the game at 36-36 early in the third quarter. BYU scored four of the next five baskets, including 3-pointers from Devashrayee and Nawahine, for a 46-39 lead. Nawahine's 3 gave her 21 points to tie her career high as a Cougar. San Francisco clawed back and trailed 50-47 at the end of the third quarter.

The Dons got off to a strong start in the fourth quarter to lead 53-52 with just over seven minutes left in the game. After trailing 55-52, BYU got a lay-in from Shalae Salmon and free throws from Paisley Johnson to regain the lead at 56-55. San Francisco hit two free throws with three minutes left to lead 59-58. Devashrayee buried free throws, the first of which got her to the 1,000-point mark, on the other end for a 60-59 Cougar advantage.

Once again, the Dons got two free throws to fall for a 61-60 lead. On the other end, Johnson put the Cougars back on top, 62-61, with a layup she made while being fouled. Devashrayee hit a 3 with just over a minute to play to make it a four-point BYU advantage. She made a pair of free throws with 39 seconds left to put the Cougars up 67-61.

On Saturday, BYU hosts Pacific at 2 p.m. MST. The game will be televised on BYUtv with a radio broadcast on BYU Radio (Sirius XM 143).

BYU vs. San Francisco Postgame Notes

Team
BYU took the narrow 36-33 lead into halftime, and secured the four-point 70-66 victory. With the win, the Cougars are now 5-0 when leading at the half.

The Cougars have now scored at least 70 points in 9 of 14 games to date.

For the third time this season, two Cougars scored in double digits: Nawahine (23) and Devashrayee (18).

The Cougars recorded 14 assists, while the Dons tallied 12. BYU had nine blocks to USF’s two.

BYU outscored San Francisco in points in the paints, scoring 24 to the Dons’ 22.

The Cougars finished the contest with a season-best 3-point field goal percentage, shooting 57.1 percent from behind the arc.

Player 
At the 2:59 mark of the fourth quarter, Cassie Broadhead Devashrayee knocked down a free throw to give her 1,000 points in her BYU career. She is the 28th Cougar to join the BYU women’s basketball 1000-point club. Devashrayee finished the game with 18 points. The senior guard also recorded a team-high nine rebounds, team-high four assists and one steal in the win. With her two 3-pointers, Devashrayee passes Stacy Jensen for 16th place in all-time BYU 3-pointers.

Malia Nawahine scored 10 of the Cougars’ first 14 points, and had a game-high 18 points in the first half. Nawahine finished the contest with a BYU career-high 23 points on 7 of 16 shooting. The transfer pulled down seven rebounds, had two assists and recorded a team-high two steals.

Sara Hamson recorded her first career start against the Dons. The freshman scored eight points, tied a career-high nine rebounds and recorded three blocks.

Brenna Chase tallied nine points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal in the win.

Cassie Broadhead Devashrayee
On reaching 1,000 career points

I didn't know I was there, honestly. It's just a privilege to join great BYU players. I credit my teammates and coaches for putting me in positions to get the ball and score. It's mostly due to them. More than anything, I'm just glad we could get the win tonight.

Coach Jeff Judkins
On Malia Nawahine's big night

I thought Malia had a great game tonight, especially in the first half. She really gave us a spark that we needed. She really kept us in the game and hit some shots. Tonight she had to play the four the second half because of fouls and how they were running their offense, but she just did a solid job for us. She played probably one of her best games. 

On Cassie Devashrayee's milestone

It really is a pretty special deal. A lot of players get these points in their career as they started as a freshman. Cassie did this in two years, which means a lot. That's a great honor for her. She has been an incredible player here. People have been very lucky to watch her play. It's a great honor for her and she is in a really good class.

BYU vs. Pacific Game Notes

BYU vs. San Francisco Game Notes

PROVO, Utah — With a 6-7, 1-1 overall record, BYU women’s basketball plays two home games in West Coast Conference action this week and is looking for a second-straight undefeated season at the Marriott Center.

The Cougars host San Francisco (6-7, 1-1 WCC) Thurs., Jan. 4, at 7 p.m. MST. On Sat., Jan. 6, BYU plays Pacific (6-7, 0-2 WCC) in a 2 p.m. tip off. Both games are slated to air live on BYUtv.

ABOUT BYU

In its first road trip of WCC play, BYU recorded a win at Portland and suffered an eight-point loss at Saint Mary’s.

The team is averaging 67.2 points and pulls down 39.5 rebounds a game. The Cougars are shooting 41.0 percent from the field, 29.9 percent from the 3-point line and 67.5 percent from the charity stripe.

Two BYU players have scored in double figures in all contests except at SMC and at Cal. Four players have scored in double digits in three games, most recently in the road win at Portland. BYU has outrebounded seven of its opponents, most recently at Portland; and it has had more blocks in eight games, most recently at SMC. With the 72 points scored against Portland last Thursday, the Cougars have scored at least 70 points in seven games.

In this year's WCC 2017-18 regular season battle, BYU was picked to finish in third place behind Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s. In last year’s league race, the Cougars went 9-0 at home.

ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco has a 6-7, 1-1 record after one week of WCC play. USF lost to San Diego and defeated Portland.

The Dons are averaging 70.2 points and pull down 42.2 rebounds per game.  San Francisco is shooting 42.2 percent from the field, 32.4 from 3-point range and 65.0 percent from the free-throw line.

Molly Goodenbour is in her second season with USF where she has complied a 24-20 record.

San Francisco was picked to finish seventh in the 2017-18 WCC race.

SERIES HISTORY

BYU leads the overall series 16-4. When playing in Provo, the Dons have a 1-8 record. The last time San Francisco won in Provo was on Feb. 16, 2012 when they defeated the Cougars 74-61. Coach Judkins is 13-4 against the Dons.

During last year’s WCC race, the two league foes split the series with each team winning on its home court. In Provo, the Cougars got the 12-point, 73-61 victory and at War Memorial Gym, the Dons picked up the seven-point, 70-63 win.

ABOUT PACIFIC

Pacific enters the second week of league play with a 6-7, 0-2 record. They host Saint Mary’s on Thursday night before making the trip to Provo for Saturday afternoon’s game. Pacific lost to Gonzaga and LMU during the first week of conference action.

The Tigers are putting up 77.7 points and pulling down 40.7 rebounds per game. The team is shooting 42.6 percent from the field, 30.0 percent from behind the arc and 71.5 percent from the free-throw line.

Bradley Davis is in his third season at the helm of Pacific’s women’s basketball program. He has a 29-45 record to date.

The Tigers were picked to finish in eighth place in the 2017-18 WCC preseason poll announced by the league in October.

SERIES HISTORY

The Cougars lead the series with the Tigers 12-3. When Pacific plays in Provo, it has a 2-5 mark. The Tigers last won in Provo during the 2013-14 campaign when they beat the Cougars 75-62 on Jan. 2, 2014. Coach Judkins is 7-2 versus Pacific.

Last year, the Cougars swept the series with the Tigers.

UP NEXT

WCC play continues for BYU with a game at Pepperdine on Thurs., Jan. 11 followed by a home game against Santa Clara on Sat., Jan. 13.