BYU vs. Pacific Postgame Notes and Quotes
PLAYER NOTES
Chase Fischer hit three 3-pointers, giving him a make from downtown in 14 consecutive games. His season total is now 78, passing Jimmer Fredette’s 2009-10 total for 7th in single-season history at the school. He also set a career high in attempts and makes from the charity stripe, going 14 of 14 from the free throw line.
Kyle Collinsworth finished with 12 rebounds for his 9th game this season with double-figure rebounds and 36th of his career. With 5 offensive rebounds, he passed teammate Nate Austin for most career offensive rebounds at 284 to Austin’s 281. He added 9 points, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.
Kyle Davis finished with 21 points on 8 of 11 shooting. He scored in double figures for the 22nd time this season and over 20 for the 4th time this year. Kyle Davis started the game 5 of 5 from the field and added 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block.
Nate Austin tied Charles Abouo for the most games played at BYU with his 141st game. He finished with 4 rebounds.
Jakob Hartsock started his second consecutive game. The freshman hit two 3-pointers for his 5th consecutive game played with a made 3-point field goal.
Nick Emery scored 13 points, his 20th game in double figures, tying Mekeli Wesley for 7th most by a Cougar freshman. He also had 1 steal to tie Robbie Reid for 6th most by a BYU freshman. His streak of 21 consecutive games with a made 3-pointer came to an end with an 0 for 6 night from behind the arc.
TEAM NOTES
BYU started Kyle Collinsworth, Chase Fischer, Nick Emery, Jakob Hartsock and Kyle Davis for the second consecutive game. It’s the fourth different lineup Dave Rose has used this season and BYU drops to 1-1 on the season with that starting group.
BYU trailed inside of 1 minute to play for the 8th time this season, remaining winless on the year in that situation. Cougar teams under Coach Rose drop to 3-89 in that situation.
Pacific snapped a 17-game winning streak in the Marriott Center dating back to a 67-61 loss to Pepperdine on January 5, 2015. The Cougars drop to 11-1 this season at home.
BYU head coach Dave Rose
"Congratulations to Mike and his team. I thought they came in here and had a really good game plan."
On fighting BYU’s tempo:
"We talked about trying to control the tempo. I think in the first 10 minutes of the game, the tempo was in BYU’s pace, but for the last 20 it was in our pace. Our guys have been through so much this year. They are an unbelievably resilient group and I am so proud of them."
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