Haws Leads Cougars in Win Over Cowboys

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PROVO -- The No. 14/13 BYU men’s basketball team extended its overall win streak to 14 with an 81-66 victory over Wyoming on Wednesday night. With the win the Cougars improve to 19-1 overall and 4-0 in Mountain West Conference play.

“I’m really pleased our team was able to come out with a hard-fought win tonight,” said BYU head coach Dave Rose. “Wyoming did a nice job taking us out of what we like to do and really disrupt us. Our guys made some adjustments to help us get on a run and we made enough plays to win.”

True freshman Tyler Haws led all scorers with a career-high 24 points. Jackson Emery and Jimmer Fredette also scored in double figures, with 15 and 11 points, respectively.

“I wanted to come into the game and try to find a rhythm,” said Haws. “I have to give credit to my teammates for finding me open, making unselfish plays and giving me time to knock my shots down.”

It was a physical game from the start as BYU jumped out to an early 5-0 lead which it would never relinquish. With the score tied 16-16 Fredette secured an offensive rebound for the quick put-back, but strong defensive play and untimely turnovers by both teams kept either from creating any momentum. Haws scored his tenth point of the game after a two-for-two trip to the free throw line with 8:49 remaining in the first half.

“Tyler was just terrific tonight,” said Rose. “We knew Wyoming would double team Jimmer and Jackson, leaving Tyler with some open looks. I was pleased how he handled that situation. He shot shots at his pace.”

Both Fredette and Emery knocked down three-point shots to help the Cougars pull away 32-26. Wyoming struggled from the charity stripe, missing its last five free throws as BYU led 41-33 heading into the break.

The Cougars’ first double-digit lead of the game came early in the second half after a jumper from Haws made the score 48-37. The score was part of a 12-point BYU run which lasted nearly five minutes.

While the Cowboys managed to cut the deficit to 10 points, the Cougars maintained a comfortable lead thanks to baskets by Haws and Emery. Emery, Chris Miles and Jonathan Tavernari contributed four points from the free throw line to increase their lead to 74-56 with less than five minutes to play in the game.

The Cougars continue conference play on Saturday at San Diego State. The game tips off at 7 p.m. PT and will be televised live on The Mtn.

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Official Basketball Box Score
Wyoming vs BYU COUGARS
01/20/10 6:02 pm at Marriott Center, Provo, Utah
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VISITORS: Wyoming 8-11, 1-4 MWC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
11 MUOJEKE, Afam....... f  0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  1  0  0   8
25 THIAM, Djibril...... f  2-7    0-0    0-3    3  3  6   1   4  1  2  1  0  25
15 WADDELL, Adam....... c  6-10   0-0    3-5    1  3  4   1  15  0  1  2  2  30
01 LUSTER, JayDee...... g  3-7    0-2    3-5    0  3  3   3   9  6  2  0  1  30
02 BOUEDO, Arthur...... g  5-10   2-4    1-2    1  0  1   3  13  0  1  0  0  27
03 JACKSON, Desmar.....    3-3    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   3   6  1  1  0  0  11
05 DERMODY, Ryan.......    2-6    2-6    0-1    0  3  3   3   6  0  0  1  0  28
22 M'BAYE, Amath.......    2-2    0-0    1-2    1  3  4   3   5  0  6  0  1  14
33 SYLLA, Boubacar.....    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  3  3   1   0  0  1  0  0   4
35 HARRISON, Daylen....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   6
51 DAVIS, A.J..........    1-5    0-2    6-8    0  2  2   2   8  1  2  0  3  17
   TEAM................                         3  3  6
   Totals..............   24-52   4-15  14-26   9 24 33  21  66  9 17  4  7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-29 41.4%   2nd Half: 12-23 52.2%   Game: 46.2%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-9  22.2%   2nd Half:  2-6  33.3%   Game: 26.7%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  7-12 58.3%   2nd Half:  7-14 50.0%   Game: 53.8%    5
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HOME TEAM: BYU COUGARS 19-1, 4-0 MWC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
34 HARTSOCK, Noah...... f  3-4    0-0    2-2    0  4  4   0   8  0  0  1  2  26
54 MILES, Chris........ c  2-3    0-0    1-2    0  5  5   3   5  3  2  0  1  23
04 EMERY, Jackson...... g  4-11   1-6    6-8    1  4  5   4  15  3  2  1  4  25
23 HAWS, Tyler......... g  8-12   4-5    4-4    4  2  6   0  24  0  2  1  0  35
32 FREDETTE, Jimmer.... g  3-11   1-4    4-7    2  4  6   2  11  3  1  0  2  32
00 DAVIES, Brandon.....    2-6    0-0    1-2    1  0  1   3   5  0  2  0  0  13
01 ABOUO, Charles......    3-5    0-0    0-0    0  3  3   2   6  1  0  0  0   9
02 MORGAN, JR., Lamont.    2-3    0-1    0-1    0  0  0   0   4  1  1  0  0  12
10 LOYD, JR., Michael..    0-3    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   3   0  0  0  0  0   8
45 TAVERNARI, Jonathan.    0-2    0-1    3-4    1  4  5   2   3  2  1  0  0  17
   TEAM................                         4  1  5
   Totals..............   27-60   6-18  21-30  13 27 40  19  81 13 11  3  9 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-28 46.4%   2nd Half: 14-32 43.8%   Game: 45.0%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  4-11 36.4%   2nd Half:  2-7  28.6%   Game: 33.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 11-13 84.6%   2nd Half: 10-17 58.8%   Game: 70.0%    4
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Officials: Rick Batsell, Bob Staffen, Randy McCall
Technical fouls: Wyoming-None. BYU COUGARS-None.
Attendance: 10931
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Wyoming.......................   33   33  -   66
BYU COUGARS...................   41   40  -   81