BYU vs. TCU: Game Notes and Quotes

Player Notes

-Jimmer Fredette scored 8 of BYU’s first 13 points in the first 4 minutes of play, personally equaling TCU’s team total of 8 points.

-Fredette’s 24 points gave him his 100th career double-digit scoring performance.

-Abouo started hot for the Cougars, scoring 5 points with 1 assist and 1 steal in the first 10 minutes of play. He finished with 10 first-half points and a game total of 14 to go along with 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.

-Logan Magnusson took back-to-back charges in the last 1:30 of the first half. He also led the Cougars with 4 rebounds in the first half.

-Kyle Collinsworth led the Cougars in rebounds for the second game in a row, recording 8 along with Abouo.

Team Notes

-With the victory, Dave Rose is now 7-5 (.583) in MWC tournament games and 15-0 against TCU during his 6-year career.

-The Cougars outrebounded the Horned Frogs 33-25 including an 11-5 advantage on the offensive glass.

-The Cougars posted 17 second-chance points compared to TCU’s 2.

-Fredette (15 pts.) and Abouo (10 pts.) combined for 25 of the Cougars’ 33 first-half points on a combined 9-for-15 (.600) shooting.

Record Watch

-With a three-pointer at the 19:05 mark of the first half, Fredette passed Devin Durrant for first place on BYU's single-season scoring record list. Fredette now has 888 points this season. Durrant scored 864 points in 1983-84.

-The victory gave Dave Rose his 156th career victory and moved him within 1 win of 3rd place on the MWC all-time list. Steve McClain, who won 157 games during his 8 years as the head coach at Wyoming, is in third place.

-By sinking 1 three-pointer, Emery passed Mark Bigelow for 3rd place on the BYU all-time list for three-point field goal attempts.

-Emery has now played in 103 victories during his BYU career and sits tied with Jonathan Tavernari for 2nd place all-time at BYU.

-Fredette now has 2,419 career points, 48 points from tying Danny Ainge for first in BYU history.

Game Trends

-Scoring started quickly for both teams, with the Cougars taking an early 10-8 lead after a layup from Fredette at the 17:00 mark in the first half.

-Three-pointers kept the Horned Frogs close as they tied the game at 22-22 going into the 10-minute mark of the first half. TCU was 9-19 (.477) from long range in the first half.

-The Cougars’ 34-33 deficit at the half was only the 5th time BYU has trailed at the break this season. BYU is 3-2 in those games.

-The back-and-forth first half saw 7 seven ties and 9 lead changes.

-A 7-0 lead to begin the second half gave the Cougars a 6-point, 40-34 lead, their largest up to that point. BYU would go on to lead by as much as 9.

Postgame Quotes

BYU head coach Dave Rose

"I was really pleased with how we competed. I thought our team in crucial situations got big rebounds. We made big shots. We made big free throws. We were able to win that first round game, which is very difficult to play a team for the third time."

"Give a lot of credit to Coach Christian and his team. I thought they did some things--they controlled the pace of this game, played at the pace they wanted to. We got a little impatient at times offensively. But for the most part, we got good shots. We just were in a little bit of a hurry. I think a lot of that had to do with the pace defensively. We were on defense a long time. When you sprint that thing up there, you get in a hurry to score."

"Again, I thought the pace of this game dictated the substitution pattern. You get a game where there's a lot more possessions in the game, then we'll need to deal with that."

"To be able to finish the game like we did, hit a few free throws, win the game--we're excited to move forward."

Charles Abouo

"We have a great coaching staff. We're a really deep team and, regardless of the guys that are out there, our coaches do a good job of helping us play with confidence. We have a lot of confidence in each other and in our abilities."

"I think whichever five guys are on the court, just play hard and we're all trying to win the game."