BYU vs. Portland Notes & Quotes

BYU vs. Portland Game Story

BYU vs. Portland Box Score

Player Notes

Tyler Haws

Haws became BYU's career scoring leader with his 21 points on Thursday night. He tied Jimmer Fredette's 2,599 points with a runner in the lane at 15:44 in the first half. He passed Jimmer with a layup at 14:39 in the first half. He also became the first Cougar to ever pass 2,600 points which he accomplished in 134 games. Haws tied Noah Hartsock for 4th in career games played at 134.

Haws also is the career leader in minutes played at BYU topping Danny Ainge's 4,259 minutes with 4,260. He also tied Ainge for first with his 117th double-figure scoring game of his career. It was also his 72nd career 20-point game.

Haws finished with 21 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. He tied Russel Larson for 11th on the career steals list with 131. He also passed Nathan Cooper for 15th on the career offensive rebounds list with 173. 

On the NCAA career scoring list, Haws not only passed Jimmer but moved into 29th with 2,614 points. he passed Henry Domercant, Joe Dumars, Don MacLean, Mark Macon and Calbert Cheaney for 29th all-time. He also moved into 3rd in scoring in all games in the WCC passing Terrell Lowery and now has 2,217 points in his three seasons in the WCC.

Kyle Collinsworth

Collinsworth finished with 15 points, 11 assists, 6 rebounds and 3 steals. It was his first career double-double involving just points and assists. It was also his 13th double-double of the season.

His 15 points moved him past Scott Runia for 44th on BYU's career scoring list with 1,056 points. He also passed Jeff Chatman for 15th in career rebounds with 699. His 11 assists were the 6th time this season he has had 10 or more and is the second most in a season by a Cougar. He also has the 4th most assists in a season with 165.

Chase Fischer

Fischer totaled 8 points, 2 rebounds and a steal.

Josh Sharp

Sharp grabbed 4 rebounds and made an assist in 12 minutes.

Corbin Kaufusi

Kaufusi had 6 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block before fouling out. His block tied him with Trent Plaisted for the 5th most blocks by a freshman with 27.

Skyler Halford

Halford finished with a season-high 19 points along with a rebound and a steal. He also extended his consecutive free throw streak to 13 straight.

Anson Winder

Winder totaled 5 points, a season-high 5 steals, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. His 3-pointer tied him with Robbie Reid for 20th in career 3-pointers made with 96. His 5 steals also pushed him past Justin Weidauer and Ken Roberts for 17th in career steals.

Frank Bartley IV

Bartley tied his career high in steals with 4 and added 3 rebounds and an assist.

Ryan Andrus

Andrus scored a season-high 8 points and added 3 rebounds, 2 steals and an assist.

Team Notes

Collinsworth, Fischer, Haws, Sharp and Kaufusi started for the fifth straight game for BYU. The Cougars are 5-0 with that starting five. In those five games BYU has held its opponents under 70 points. The last time that happened in five consecutive wins was from Feb. 2-19, 2011 (Wyoming 69-62, UNLV 78-64, Air Force 90-52, Utah 72-59, TCU 79-56).

Haws, Halford and Collinsworth scored in double figures for BYU. Collinsworth led the team in assists with 11 and Haws was the leading rebounder with 7.

BYU was out rebounded and won the game for the fourth time this season.

BYU is now 15-3 when holding its opponent under 80 points.

Runs

A 6-0 run put BYU up 24-23 with 7 minutes left in the first half. Collinsworth scored 4 points, while Fischer added 2.

A 7-0 run opened the second half and left BYU down 41-40. Fischer hit a 3-pointer, while Haws and Kaufusi added 2 points each.

An 8-0 run gave BYU a 52-46 lead with 13 minutes left. Fischer and Halford each hit 3-pointers, while Halford added a layup off an inbounds pass.

Another 7-0 run from Halford's 5 points and Haws' 2 in transition gave the Cougars a 59-50 lead with 10 minutes left.

A 13-0 run cout the game out of reach at 82-67 with a minute left. Haws scored 6 points, Andrus 4 and Halford 3 over the two-minute stretch.

Quotes from the Cougar IMG Sports Network

BYU head coach Dave Rose

"Our guys were good tonight. They deserved to win. They played hard, they competed hard. The second half we were just really, really together as a group. The one thing we're really pleased with is we've found a group of guys that has been able to compete consistently for a good little stretch here and it's paying off."

Record:

"Tyler was good early and made some big shots. When he hit the fourth basket to get his 8th point, I felt a little bit different. It was kind of weird, it came in the flow of the game, but I don't know if relief was the word. I felt good for him and that thing was over and let's go compete." 

"It was great to watch guys step up at different points of the game. Tonight we had individuals come in and step up and say 'I've got this for a few minutes.' It just gave everybody a lot of life and lot of confidence and the ability to finish this thing off."

Halftime:

"Our energy was good but I thought we were a little soft at the point of attack. We weren't going to win this game if we kept playing soft. In the second half, we came out, hit some shots and got some momentum, but we were extremely aggressive. Our commitment was we were just going to play through it. We weren't going to be soft even if there were 30 fouls called. In order to do that you have to have guys who are all playing well. Everybody that we called on came in and gave us a lift of some sort." 

Tyler Haws

"This one is huge especially this late in the season to get a road win. At times this didn't feel like a road game because we had so many BYU fans here and they were cheering really loud."

On the records:

"It hasn't really set in yet. I'm just so happy we came back and won the game. That locker room at half time wasn't very pretty. It was such a fun game to play in. I'm glad I got it over with quick. I got over the hump quick and was able to focus on winning the game."

"To break a record like that it's a pretty special thing. I owe all the credit to my coaches and my teammates. I just love being at BYU and it's a really cool feeling right now."

Getting it over with quickly:

"I didn't know the way the game was going to go. I told myself I was going to be aggressive and be on the attack from the start and take my opportunities when they came. I was able to get it in the rear view mirror pretty quick. I owe all the credit to my teammates for getting me the ball and this has been an unbelievable ride."

Fans:

"It was awesome. It felt like a home game. For a whole defensive possession everyone was on their feet and cheering really loud. It's a moment I'll never forget. There's a whole lot of hard work that goes into something like that. I'm sure it will hit me harder after the season. You're so invested in what the team is doing and just winning the game that you can't really sit back and appreciate how big of a thing like that is. There are so many good players that have come through here that it's special to have my name up there with those guys."

Comeback win:

"Any time you can come back on the road and get a win, it shows the fight and the heart that are in these guys. Everyone cares about this season and this program and we're not done. We want to finish the right way and keep winning games. We've got a big one on Friday."