BYU vs. Gonzaga WCC Tournament Postgame Notes

PLAYER NOTES

Nick Emery passed 500 points this season with 27 tonight, giving him 518. He passed Shawn Bradley for 2nd most by a Cougar freshman. He also knocked down 5 triples to give him 87 this season, No. 6 in a single season by a BYU player.

Emery now has 18 games with at least 3 treys, 3rd-most in a season at BYU and had at least 5 3s for the 5th time this season, 4th most in a season at BYU.

He posted 20-plus for the 10th time this season, 3rd-most by a BYU freshman. Emery also had 3 steals, his 6th game with 3-plus steals.

Chase Fischer hit his first trey with 8:26 to go in the game, giving him 22 consecutive games with a 3-pointer, tied for the 2nd longest streak in a season at BYU. He finished with 3 3s for 13 career treys in conference tournament games, tied for 3rd-most at BYU. It was the 20th time this season he hit at least 3 triples.

Zac Seljaas hit multiple 3s for the 15th time this season and 5th consecutive game.

Kyle Collinsworth played in his 136th game, breaking a tie with Brandon Davies for 5th most at BYU. He scored in double figures with 16 points, his 9th career double figure game in conference tournament play, a new BYU record.

He also posted his 4th career conference tournament double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds, a BYU record and his 35th career double-double. His 35 double-doubles broke a tie with Alan Taylor for 3rd-most at BYU.

TEAM NOTES

BYU started Kyle Collinsworth, Chase Fischer, Nick Emery, Kyle Davis and Corbin Kaufusi. The Cougars drop to 10-4 with that starting lineup.

BYU falls to 5-11 against Gonzaga, including a 5-10 mark under Dave Rose. BYU also drops to 6-5 in the WCC conference tournament, getting knocked out by the Zags in 4 of the past 5 seasons.

BYU went on an 8-0 run in just over 1 minute near the end of the first half to close the gap to a 1-point game and a put-back dunk by Kaufusi tied it at 47-47 at halftime. BYU ended the half making 5 of 6 from the field.

The Cougars outscored Gonzaga 40-28 in the paint, 7-0 in fastbreak points and 19-13 on points off of turnovers.

BYU head coach Dave Rose

"It wasn't for a lack of effort or a lack of energy or urgency. These guys played their hearts out trying to win this game. Gonzaga was just a little bit better tonight."

"They were 8 for 13 at halftime I think from three. Their guards really shot the ball well and Wiltjer shot the ball really well. We had to change how we were covering down on Sabonis. It was the 14 rebounds he got and the 29 from Wiltjer. That guy is really good against us and we have a hard time matching up against him. "

"That three [Wiltjer] hit in the corner was a huge one. It just gave everybody so much confidence. They all kind of get extra juice in their step."

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