BYU returns home to host San Francisco in key WCC matchup

BYU Game Notes

BYU basketball will host San Francisco Thursday in a key West Coast Conference matchup Thursday at 7 p.m. MST in the Marriott Center. BYU is 18-10 overall and 10-3 in league play and holds a one game lead in the loss column over San Francisco in the WCC standings. The Dons are 20-6 overall and 8-4 in the WCC.

Thursday's game will be televised live on BYUtv. The game with also be broadcast live on the BYU Sports Network on BYU Radio – Sirius XM 143/89.1 FM HD2 and KSL 102.7 FM/1160 AM.

BYU Storylines

• Junior guard TJ Haws was named the WCC Player of the Week after leading the Cougars to wins at San Diego and Loyola Marymount. Haws averaged 24.0 points, 7.5 assists and 1.5 steals and hit 19 of 20 from the free-throw line. In the win at San Diego, Haws scored a career-best 35 points.
• BYU will be looking to extend its current winning streak to six when it hosts San Francisco. The Cougars previously won five in a row in November. It marks the first time that BYU has posted two five-game win streaks in the same season since 2013-14.
• Zac Seljaas hit a career-best 4 of 4 from 3-point range in the Cougars’ 70-62 win at Loyola Marymount. The junior guard has hit 8 of his last 14 attempts from long range and has a 3 in all but four games this season.

BYU Cougars (18-10, 10-3 WCC)

• Head Coach: Dave Rose
• Alma Mater: Houston, 1983
• Division I Career Record: 347-132 (14th)
• Record at BYU: Same

San Francisco Dons (20-6, 8-4 WCC)

• Head Coach: Kyle Smith
• Alma Mater: Hamilton, 1992
• Career Record: 163-118 (9th)
• Record at San Francisco: 62-36 (3rd)

Game Information

• TV: BYUtv
• TV Talent: Dave McCann (play-by-play), Blaine Fowler (analyst), Spencer Linton (courtside)
• Live Video: BYUtv.org
• Radio: BYU Sports Network, BYU Radio Sirius XM 143/89.1 FM HD2, KSL 102.7 FM/1160 AM
• Radio Talent: Greg Wrubell (play-by-play), Mark Durrant (analyst)
• Live Stats: BYUcougars.com

Series Information

• Series Record: 19-7
• Last Meeting: USF won 82-63, 1/19/19
• H/A/N: 9-1/7-5/3-1