BYU faces Liberty on Christmas Day at Diamond Head Classic

HONOLULU, Hawaii – BYU play on Christmas Day for the second time in program history when they face Liberty in the third-place game of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. MST at the Simplifi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.

Saturday’s contest will be broadcast on ESPN2. It will also be broadcast live on BYU Sports Network on the BYU Radio – Sirius XM 143/89.1 FM HD2 and KSL 102.7 FM/1160 AM.

BYU Notes (10-3, 0-0 West Coast Conference)

• BYU suffered just their third loss of the season on Thursday evening with a 69-67 setback to Vanderbilt. The Cougars outperformed the Commodores in nearly every offensive category but were unable to overcome a season-high 19 turnovers in the loss.
• Fousseyni Traore continues to impress as the freshman finished with nine points and a career-high 15 rebounds on Thursday. He has added two blocks to bring his season total to 15.

Head Coach – Mark Pope

• Alma Mater: Kentucky, 1996
• Division I Career Record: 131-73 (7th Season)
• Record at BYU: 54-17 (3rd Season)

Liberty Notes (8-5, 0-0 Athletic Sun Conference)

• Liberty enters Christmas Day at 8-5 following a 79-76 setback to Stanford in the early game on Thursday. Saturday will be the Flames eighth neutral site game of the season and fifth in their last six.
• Liberty’s Darius McGhee ranks first in the nation in 3-point field goals and attempts. The senior guard is averaging 21.4 points per game after tying a Liberty and Diamond Head Classic record with 41 points against Stanford.

Head Coach – Ritchie McKay

• Alma Mater: Seattle Pacific, 1987
• Division I Career Record: 350-256 (20th Season)
• Record at Liberty: 152-70 (7th Season)

Series Information

• Series Record: BYU leads 1-0
• Last Meeting: BYU won 73-59, December 28, 2006
• H/A/N: 1-0/0-0/0-0

Broadcast Information

• TV: ESPN2
• TV Talent: Roxy Bernstein, Corey Williams
• Radio: BYU Sports Network, BYU Radio Sirius XM 143/89.1 FM HD2, KSL 102.7 FM/1160 AM
• Streamed Audio: BYURadio.org, BYUCougars.com/LiveRadio and the BYU Radio, BYU Cougars and BYU Gameday apps
• Radio Talent: Greg Wrubell, Mark Durrant
• Live stats: BYUCougars.com