Postgame Notes and Quotes: BYU vs. BYU-Hawaii

Postgame Notes

BYU 85 vs. BYU-Hawaii 60 Nov. 5, 2010

Marriott Center Provo, Utah

Player Notes

- Brock Zylstra made his first career start for the Cougars after an impressive performance against Laval last Friday. Zylstra shot 3-for-6 and posted 8 points against Laval. Zystra posted 13 points and 4 steals against BYU-H.

- Noah Hartsock returned to the court for the Cougars after sitting out the first exhibition game.

- Jimmer Fredette has made every free throw attempted in BYU’s preseason exhibition games shooting 6-of-6 from the charity stripe.

- Chris Collinsworth nearly had a double-double on the night posting 9 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

- Noah Hartsock posted 10 points and 9 rebounds for a near double-double.

- Jimmer Fredette led the Cougars in scoring with 18 points. Fredette also posted 4 assists and 3 rebounds.

Team Highs (Both Exhibition Games)

Points- Jimmer Fredette (34)

Rebounds- Chris Collinsworth (13)

Assists- Jimmer Fredette (8)

Steals- Brock Zylstra (6)

Blocks- Brandon Davies and Noah Hartsock (2)

Minutes- Jimmer Fredette (48)

Team Notes

- The Cougars started the same line-up they used in the Laval game with the exception of Jackson Emery who was sidelined with a minor sprained foot. Zylstra started in Emery’s absence.

- The last time BYU and BYU-Hawaii met was in 2004. Playing in that game for the Cougars were the Burgess brothers, David and Joshua. This season there is another tandem of brothers playing for BYU, Chris and Kyle Collinsworth.

- The Seasiders 32 points in the first half was the most points the Cougars have allowed in the first half of an exhibition game since 2006 against Montevallo.

Game Trends

- BYU did not lead until the 12:39 mark when Stephen Rogers hit a three-pointer that would send him to the free-throw line for an and-one opportunity. Rogers made the free throw to give the Cougars a 13-10 lead.

- Charles Abouo provided a needed spark for BYU scoring on back-to-back baskets for the Cougars and extending their lead to nine with 6:31 left in the first half.

- BYU started two new players in the second half with Nick Martineau and Noah Hartsock joining Fredette, Abouo and Chris Collinsworth.

- In the second half, Chris and Kyle Collinsworth dunked on back-to-back possessions to bring Cougar fans to their feet and giving BYU their largest lead of the night to that point with a 34 point advantage over the Seasiders with 5:16 remaining.

Post-game Quotes

BYU vs. BYU-Hawaii Nov. 5, 2010

Marriott Center Provo, Utah

BYU Head Coach Dave Rose

“I was pleased with the game. I thought it was a great test for our team. A couple of our guys who didn’t get off to a great start were able to recover. In the second half we were much more engaged and tried to challenge them. We’ve got a lot of things to work on, I’m glad we have a week before we play Fresno State.”

“There are a handful of guys that have played quite a few minutes to see who rises to the top. I am really proud of Brock and how he’s making good use of opportunities.”

“I think Chris is really active for a big guy. He’ll get his hands on the ball. He is always trying to get to the ball.”

“BYU-Hawaii was really physical with us and the defended the ball well.”

Charles Abouo

“We got off to a slow start and they came out with a lot of energy, pushing the tempo early. But defense got better as the game went on.”

“We paid more attention to details and got out to a lead.”

BYU-Hawaii Head Coach Ken Wagner

“It was a good experience for our players to come here to Provo and play against a good team. They were a great team to learn against and we appreciate the opportunity to come here and play.”

“We have a lot of new people on our team, so we are still working those things out, but we just turned the ball over too much tonight to come out with a win.”

“We hope that BYU has a great season.”