BYU at San Diego State: Games Notes & Quotes

BYU vs. San Diego State

January 23, 2010

Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl (San Diego, California)

Player Notes

— Jimmer Fredette 33 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block. Fredette had 19 points at halftime.

— Fredette’s 33 total is his second-most points in a game this season while his 5 treys are the second-most in a game in his career.

— Noah Hartsock tied his career-high with 4 blocks and has 9 swats in his last three games.

Team Notes

— BYU’s 15-0 run ties the Cougars’ second-longest run of the season.

— BYU shot 8-of-8 on its free throws, the second game this season the Cougars have shot 100% from the line.

— BYU has now won 4-straight on the road vs. MWC opponents and 5-straight on the road overall.

— BYU has won 15-straight games, now the program’s second-longest streak ever. The winning streak is the longest since the 1987-88 squad won a record 17 in a row.

— BYU owns a 143-58 (.711) record as a ranked team. The Cougars are 15-6 (.714) under Coach Rose when ranked, including 6-0 this season.

Record Watch

— With 3 points versus San Diego State, Jonathan Tavernari has 1,358 career points and is 15 points from passing Trent Plaisted for 15th all-time.

— With 33 points versus San Diego State, Jimmer Fredette passed Travis Hansen, Doug Howard, Elwood Romney and Kari Liimo for 26th on the BYU all-time scoring list. Fredette has 1,163 career points and is 4 points from passing Randy Reid for 25th all-time.

— Tavernari’s 1 steal tonight puts him in sole possession of 4th place on the Cougar career steals list, two from passing Scott Sinek for 3rd all-time.

Game Trends

— BYU started 5-for-5 from the field at SDSU as the Cougars jumped out to a 13-4 lead.

— Down 50-46, the Cougars went on a 15-0 run sparked by treys from Tyler Haws, Jimmer Fredette and Jonathan Tavernari to regain the lead, 61-50.

BYU head coach Dave Rose

“We made a couple nice adjustments at halftime. We played a little bigger to take up space. Chris Miles was terrific. He was involved in so many plays trying to track the ball down.”

“Even though we got ourselves in a tough situation where they had momentum, the crowd, and the energy, we were able to stay calm. Hats off to the kids—they played, they competed and made enough baskets to win.”

On Charles Abouo: “Charles Abouo came in late in the second half with fresh legs and gave us four big points. We knew going into the game he was a guy that could give us a physical presence. It was really physical.”

On Jimmer Fredette: “He was really good off ball screens tonight. That’s what he does and he’s good at it. Our post guys have been good at getting a good angle. He’s just good at settling things down in games like this.”

On Tyler Haws: “We’ve had really, really good workers here, like Travis Hansen, Rafael Araujo and Lee Cummard. But this kid is really driven to be a good player and contribute to the team.”