BYU vs. TCU: Game Notes and Quotes

Player Notes

-Noah Hartsock started strong for BYU, scoring 2 points with 2 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 assist in the first 5 minutes of play. He would finish with 10 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block.

-Jackson Emery shot 3-of-4 from the field, including 2-of-3 from three-point range, scoring 8 points in the first 10 minutes of play. He finished with 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.

-Stephen Rogers added 8 points in the first half on 2-of-3 shooting from the three-point line. He would finish with 15 points on 4-of-6 shooting, including 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, extending his team-leading streak to 18.

-Hartsock and Brandon Davies dished out 3 and 4 assists, respectively.

Team Notes

-4 of the 5 Cougar starters had 5 points each at the 13:00 mark in the first half. (Fredette, Emery, Davies, Hartsock)

-6 different Cougars connected from three-point range in the first half. (Fredette (2-4), Emery (2-3), Hartsock (1-1), Abouo (1-3), Rogers (2-3), Logan Magnusson (1-1)

-The Cougars shot 13-of-23 (.565) from the field in the first half, including 9-of-15 (.600) from long range.

-The Cougars shot 24-of-32 (.750) from the free-throw line, compared to TCU’s 3-for-6 (.500) clip.

-5 Cougars scored in double figures led by Fredette’s 23. (Rogers (15), Davies (11), Hartsock (10), Emery (11))

-The Cougars' 25-2 record through 27 games is a program record.

-The Cougars drew the third largest crowd in the history of Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.

Record Watch

-With the victory, Dave Rose moved into a tie with Roger Reid for 2nd place on the BYU all-time list. Rose now has 152 career victories with only 42 losses.

-With 16:37 remaining in the game, Fredette hit his 3rd three pointer of the game and tied Jonathan Tavernari on the BYU season three-point field goal record list. Tavernari hit 88 treys during the 2007-08 season.

-With 59 seconds remaining in the first half, Fredette made his 542nd-career free throw and passed Russell Larson for 2nd place all-time at BYU. He finished 8-of-9 from the charity stripe.

Game Trends

-5 early points by Emery gave the Cougars a 7-0 lead at the 18:16 mark in the first half.

-The offense continued for the Cougars, who extended their lead to 20-10 on 7-of-10 from the field up to the 13:06 mark in the first half.

-TCU moved within 3 of the Cougars at the 6:33 mark in the first half before BYU went on a 9-0 run led by Stephen Rogers 5 points to give the Cougars a 36-24 lead with 3:01 remaining in the half, their biggest lead up to that point.

-BYU out-rebounded TCU in the first half 20-12.

-The Cougars extended their lead to 20 at the 16:22 mark in the second half after an Emery steal and layup made the score 52-32.

Postgame Quotes

BYU head coach Dave Rose

"I think some of our best games this year have been when we spread our scoring out. When we get five or six guys making shots, it makes it hard for teams to guard us."

"It was terrific. It reminded us of our start at Air Force. When you have that lead it allows you to do things with a lot more confidence."

"We got a huge lift from Stephen Rogers. He came off the bench and hit some huge shots for us. I think we had five or six guys that hit threes tonight. It really helps the confidence of our group."

"You could tell there were a lot of people here that were cheering for us and I was happy for them to see us play and play well."

BYU forward Stephen Rogers

"With a week off, sometimes it's a little bit of a worry, but we came out strong. The coaches do a great job of keeping us focused from game to game and we are playing pretty well."

"We got to the rim and made some plays and were able to make free throws so that helped us out a lot. We knew we had to be aggressive and try to get to the rim as much as possible."