Vanquish The Foe

Post-game Coverage

I still believe. Hard to put the blame on Dave Rose. He made the necessary switch to Brandon Davies. He made the right defensive adjustments (i.e. zone alterations in the 2nd half). He lost his third leading scorer and one of the most efficient offensive players in the country the night before. His team forced more turnovers than they lost. His team made their free throws.

In summary, Dave Rose is an excellent coach. UNLV is a tourney-worthy team and any team worthy of the NCAA tournament and fighting to verify such is going to be a very, very hard out — especially on their home floor.

Now then, let's pray for a 5 seed.

Final - 3.12.2010	1	2	Total
UNLV Runnin Rebels	41	29	70
BYU Cougars	34	32	66

Open GameThread: MWC Tourney Semis - UNLV vs. BYU

2010-03-12T21:30:30Z

Denis Poroy - AP

UNLV's Matt Shaw, right, realizes his scroll tattoo isn't nearly as cool Mike Loyd's Rayhawk. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

UNLV Runnin Rebels
@ BYU Cougars

Next Game

Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 8:30 PM PST
Mountain West Tournament - Semifinals - Thomas & Mack Center - Las Vegas, NV

Fredette tops 40 again as BYU advances - BYU Athletics
Rose a finalist for Skip Prosser award - BYU Athletics

BYU must shoot better tonight than the last time they played UNLV. In their 88-74 loss, the Cougars shot 38% overall - but the starters were a dismal 29%. Part of that can be attributed to forcing lots of perimeter jumpers in an attempt to catch up to the Rebels' hot start. Obviously, BYU can get away with a mediocre first half against a team like TCU, but not UNLV.

Another note in review of the Cougars' loss to the Rebels is how Tyler Haws had a below-average performance offensively that game but may not play tonight. From Greg Wrubell:

"Tyler Haws (eye) was visiting a local doctor this afternoon and did not participate in the team's shoot-around at Cox Pavilion. Word is the eye was still very swollen today. Haws' status for tonight would have to be considered questionable at best; if he can't play, it's likely Mike Loyd would take Haws' place in the starting lineup."

If that's the case, here's how the starting match-ups will likely look tonight:

Fredette - Anthony Marshall
Emery - Tre'Von Willis
Loyd - Oscar Bellfield
Hartsock - Chase Stanback
Miles - Brice Massamba

You also figure Abouo's minutes will increase due to Haws' absence - which is a good thing because of 1) they way Charles has been terrific offensively over the past few weeks, and 2) Abouo's athleticism is much needed against the Rebels and a nice counter to Matt Shaw off of Lon Kruger's bench.

Kruger has substituted Marshall into his starting lineup in place of Kendall Wallace and the freshman responded last night with 13 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists against the Utes. Just another weapon the Cougars, and likely Fredette (since Emery will probably guard Willis again), will have to account for tonight. It should be a thriller...

GO COUGARS!!!

Fredette goes for 45 as Cougars beat TCU and advance

2010-03-12T04:21:52Z

Photo: Jimmer Fredette's shooting range. (Via Link)

2 of 10 from deep for Jimmer. So disappointing...

Next Up: Winner of Utah vs. UNLV

Post-game Coverage

Final - 3.11.2010	1	2	Total
TCU Horned Frogs	40	45	85
BYU Cougars	39	56	95

Aztecs, Lobos both escape and advance

2010-03-12T00:59:11Z

Aztecs, Lobos both escape and advance

San Diego State's D.J. Gay made two free throws with 23 seconds remaining to tie and then take the lead, 72-71. Adam Nigon led the Rams with 18 points but they came up just short in fulfilling Layton's prediction.

AFA also gave New Mexico a fight in the second half of their matchup, but Darington Hobson went ballistic and led the Lobos to a 75-69 win.

The Aztecs and Lobos will meet each other in tomorrow night's semifinal game at 6 PM. SDSU beat New Mexico in San Diego and lost in OT at The Pit last month.

Open GameThread: MWC Tourney - TCU vs. BYU

2010-03-11T20:00:28Z

Tony Gutierrez - AP

7 days ago: BYU guard Tyler Haws, left rear, and guard Jimmer Fredette, right, combine to make a steal from TCU forward Nikola Cerina, of Serbia, in the first half of an NCAA basketball game, Saturday, March 6, 2010, in Fort Worth. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

TCU Horned Frogs
@ BYU Cougars

Next Game

Thursday, Mar 11, 2010, 6:00 PM PST
Mountain West Tournament - Quarterfinals - Thomas & Mack Center - Las Vegas, NV

Game Preview - BYU Athletics

'Big' Question - Miles or Davies - Deseret News
BYU-New Mexico III: a sure showdown bet in Las Vegas - Deseret News
Déjà vu for Cougars in round one of MWC tournament - KSL
Gods willing, conference tournament belongs to BYU, UNM - SLTribune
Miles still starter, but Davies gaining ground - SLTribune
NCAA seed on line at MWC Tournament - Daily Universe

GO COUGARS!!!

Air Force opens tourney with win over Wyoming

2010-03-11T00:48:47Z

Air Force opens tourney with win over Wyoming

The Falcons will play New Mexico tomorrow at Noon PST. The last time the two teams played, Air Force held the Lobos to 40% shooting and nearly pulled off an upset (59-56). Of course, New Mexico also won by 23 in Colorado Springs back in January. Still, you have to hope the Falcons can at least make a game of it.

BYU Bracketology

2010-03-09T15:00:59Z

More photos » Patrick Smith - AP

In a matchup as magnificent as any the Earth has seen since Hades vs. Zeus, the University of Wyoming Cowboys and Air Force Academy Falcons will open MWC Tournament play in Las Vegas on Wednesday afternoon. But before that epic, let's breakdown where your No. 14 BYU Cougars stand as projected by The Fates, err, bracketologists.

Best-Case Scenario:

4 BYU vs. 13 Kent State - at San Jose (WEST REGION) (See Bracket Project)

How can it happen? -

Reaching the MWC Tournament Championship game by beating TCU and UNLV on their home floor - something the Cougars have failed to accomplish during the Dave Rose era. Now, if that were to happen, the Cougars would love to see the Aztecs upset the Lobos in the Semi-Final round and for Jimmer Fredette to be 100% healthy or close to it. If either of those are the case (or both), then BYU will have a great chance of attaining a 4-seed.

And, in case you've been ice fishing in Irkutsk the past two months, BYU wants a 4-seed in the West Region - with an opportunity to play in Salt Lake City in the Sweet 16. Who is Kent State? Well, the Golden Flashes of Kent, Ohio have a 23-8 overall record and won the MAC. Their best wins have been over UAB, Wofford, and Akron.

Most Likely:

5 BYU vs. 12 Seton Hall - at San Jose (EAST REGION) (See Blogging the Bracket)

4 BYU vs. 13 Illinois - at San Jose (EAST REGION) (See ESPN)

How can it happen? -

The projected Semi-Final game between BYU and UNLV will probably have a 4-seed at stake for the Cougars. Should they lose to the Rebels they'll probably fall to a 5 or even a 6 seed. Of course, despite BYU's loss to UNLV on February 6th at the Thomas & Mack Center, there's no reason to think the Cougars can't finally beat Lon Kruger's club in Sin City. BYU's most athletic players - Abouo, Davies, Emery and Loyd - are all playing well of late, and that bodes well for the Cougars in matching up against Tre'von Willis and Co.

The ESPN projection seems fair assuming a Cougar win against UNLV. And while BYU wouldn't be ecstatic about drawing a team like the 18-13 Fighting Illini, there are much worse scenarios. Illinois has beaten Michigan State, Vanderbilt, Clemson, Wisconsin and Wofford this season - but have also lost three in a row to finish conference play. They also lost to the Utes in Las Vegas in November. Needless to say it's been an inconsistent season for Bruce Weber's team. Another interesting note about playing Illinois is that you'd likely see Michael Jordan in attendance as his son Jeff is a back-up point guard for the Illini.

As for earning a 5 seed, it would be the best the Cougars have merited since 1988 (4-seed) and the last time BYU was seeded anything higher than 8 they won a tournament game. The other aspect in the Cougars' favor here is that they'd have a major home-court advantage in San Jose over schools like Illinois and Seton Hall.

What is Seton Hall like this year? Why haven't you heard much buzz about their squad this season? Well, maybe because they finished the Big East schedule tied for 9th in the conference. (That's right, the Big East should have at least nine teams in the NCAA Tournament - and that's not including UCONN.) The Seton Hall Pirates are currently 18-11 and will probably be 19-12 headed into the tourney. They have beaten Pitt and Louisville this season. The Pirates may have 11 losses - but none of them are considered "bad losses."

Worst Thing to Happen Since Achilles' Heel aka Jimmer's Mono:

6 BYU vs 11 St. Mary's - at San Jose (EAST REGION) (See Walter Football)

6 BYU vs. 11 Georgia Tech - at San Jose (WEST REGION) (See The Hoops Report)

6 BYU vs. 11 Florida - at Providence (EAST REGION) (See CNNSI, MSNBC, Bracketology 101)

How can it happen? -

A loss in the Semi-Final round to UNLV and perhaps some bad luck. Frankly, all of the above scenarios are a bit scary. Actually, I think playing St. Mary's in San Jose (an hour drive from the Gaels' campus in Moraga) is downright terrifying. Almost as terrifying as playing Georgia Tech and seeing Chris Miles and Noah Hartsock matched up against Gani Lawal and Derrick Favors. Yuck.

Awards in abundance for Cougars

2010-03-09T08:31:59Z

Awards in abundance for Cougars

Jimmer Fredette - All-MWC First Team
Jackson Emery - All-MWC Second Team, All-Defensive Team
Jonathan Tavernari - All-MWC Third Team, 6th-Man of the Year
Tyler Haws - All-MWC Third Team

The Defensive Player of the Year award went to David Foster of Utah. Foster is 5th in the nation in blocked shots and 748th in defensive rebounds. Meanwhile, Jackson Emery is 2nd in the nation in steals and averages 3.6 defensive rebounds per game compared to Foster's 3.3 average. Just sayin'.

MWC Tournament Schedule and Predictions

2010-03-08T18:14:21Z

More photos » Tony Gutierrez - AP

2010 CONOCO MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRINGS
Wednesday, March 10
2 p.m.	First-round Game	No. 8 Wyoming vs. No. 9 Air Force
Thursday, March 11
Noon	Quarterfinal Game #1	No. 1 New Mexico vs. No. 8/No. 9 Winner
2:30 p.m.	Quarterfinal Game #2	No. 4 San Diego State vs. No. 5 Colorado State	/
6 p.m.	Quarterfinal Game #3	No. 2 BYU vs. No. 7 TCU
8:30 p.m.	Quarterfinal Game #4	No. 3 UNLV vs. No. 6 Utah	/
Friday, March 12
6 p.m.	Semifinal Game #1	Quarterfinal #1 and #2 Winners
8:30 p.m.	Semifinal Game #2	Quarterfinal #3 and #4 Winners
Saturday, March 13
4 p.m.	Championship Game

All times PST

Predictions after the jump...

First round:

We'll take Air Force over Wyoming. If the Falcons do one thing great it's control the clock. If they can score 10 points they can win because the Cowboys are just too depleted with injuries to score more than that...

Second round:

New Mexico will crush Air Force...maybe. Did anybody see them escape against TCU last week by six?

SDSU vs. CSU: If there's going to be an upset, I'm picking it here. It seems like there's always a team that surprises in the conference tournament, and CSU is actually a decent team. This is the end of the road for the Aztecs and their NCAA tournament dreams.

BYU vs. TCU: After playing the worst five minutes of a first half in the history of college basketball last Saturday, BYU still scored 55 points before halftime and cruised to a 30-point win in Ft. Worth. Need I say more?

UNLV vs. Utah: Before this last week I was hoping this would be the match up in order to give the Cougars a break in the semifinals. That was my hope until Utah got clobbered at home by Michael Lloyd and Brandon Davies, and then managed to lose by double figures against the Rams. Plus, it's really, really hard to beat a team three times in a season, not to mention twice on their home court. UNLV wins easily.

Semi-Finals:

New Mexico vs. CSU: Colorado St. will make it a game for the first half, but then the Lobos' talent and athleticism will dominate the 2nd half. The Lobos have earned a spot in the conference championship game.

BYU vs. UNLV: Oh boy. Does anybody remember what happened last month in Vegas? Does anybody remember the last time we beat UNLV in Vegas? It's been a long time. Surely, UNLV can't shoot the ball like they did in February again, and certainly the drought in the desert has to end some time. And listen, with the emergence of Lloyd and Davies, and the peaking of Emery, BYU can finally beat the Rebels, especially if Utah plays them tough the day before.

If this tournament wasn't the unfairest of unfair by being played on the Rebels' home court I'd feel better about things...but what the heck! BYU wins in OT and meets UNM in the championship.

Championship:

It will be a heckuva game with both teams fighting for a 3-seed. It's too close to call, barring injury. Don't miss it!

Cougars gig Frogs in Fort Worth, 107-77

2010-03-07T23:51:29Z

More photos » Tony Gutierrez - AP

Brigham Young guard Jackson Emery, front, drives past TCU guard Greg Hill, rear, in the first half, while simultaneously being checked out for the Frogs' cheerleaders. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Recap
Boxscore

PS - Our bench is ridiculous...

Final - 3.6.2010	1	2	Total
BYU Cougars	57	50	107
TCU Horned Frogs	43	34	77

Open GameThread: Cougars vs. Horned Frogs

2010-03-06T18:00:35Z

Patrick Smith - AP

about 1 month ago: BYU guard Jimmer Fredette (32) pulls up for a 3-point shot against TCU during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, in Provo, utah. (AP Photo/Daily Herald, Patrick Smith)

BYU Cougars
@ TCU Horned Frogs

Next Game

Saturday, Mar 6, 2010, 3:00 PM PST
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum

Game Preview - BYU Athletics

GO COUGARS!!!

MWC Connection: BYU stereotypes don't escape the NFL Combine

2010-03-05T00:02:17Z

MWC Connection: BYU stereotypes don't escape the NFL Combine

"We all get the dumb BYU jokes that they are old and married. Haha, real funny, but at the NFL combine one would think ... those would not be brought up.

Well you are wrong. Rich Eisen and Mike Mayock crack jokes about BYU tight end Dennis Pitta being married for the past nine years - real mature guys - well, at least Charles Davis makes a point to try to bring it back to actual football by saying he caught a lot of balls."

Boiler Boylen goes off on Tribune's Monson

2010-03-04T05:59:44Z

Sure Jim Boylen is a passionate guy, but did you know he's also a jerk, a complete polar opposite to the classy Dave Rose? Well, if you didn't know this, look no further than Wednesday's post game spat with the Salt Lake Tribune's Gordon Monson:

Boylen: "Don't come here once every two years and ask those questions. I don't want to hear that from you."

"I can ask the questions," said Monson.

"Good," said Boylen. "I'm not answering it. Don't come here once every two years. I don't want to hear that from you."

Monson replied, "Coach, give me a break — show some class."

Said Boylen, "Yeah, nice of you to show up."

You may be wondering what the question was that angered Boylen so badly... "Coach, what was the reason for the offensive inefficiency?"

GIVE ME A BREAK BOILER BOYLEN. YOU'RE PATHETIC, AND THE REASON WHY YOUR TEAM IS PATHETIC. No wonder nobody shows up to your lousy games.

Cougs Crush Utes; Jimmer No Factor

2010-03-04T05:38:15Z

More photos » Steve C Wilson - AP

It's always nice to beat the Utes. And it's especially nice to crush the Utes at their place in the only game of the season when they've had more than a hundred fans in the seats. And to set a record for largest margin of victory is sweet. What's not sweet is that NM wrapped up the regular season conference title earlier this evening. But, what is sweet is the selection committee places a premium on winning a conference tournament (anybody remember Utah last year?), which may bode extremely well for BYU (or UNLV--ugh!@#@!$%)...

Anyway, in tonight's melee on The Hill, the Cougars simply destroyed the impossibly inconsistent Utes, 71-51. I wasn't expecting a blowout--I don't think anybody who's familiar with the rivalry (not so much in basketball) would expect such a thing--but it was simply that: a blowout. It was BEAutiful beating the morale of Boiler Boylen, my least favorite--er, make that second-least favorite coach in the MWC (Lobo-lover Steve Alford now owns the coveted spot).

If you're getting the vibe that I'm not too excited right now, you right! Why? Jimmer is sick. Some may argue he played only 19 minutes because BYU owned the game. Maybe. But in those 19 minutes he was 1-7 from the field and looked sluggish. My fingers are crossed Mono hasn't returned in the nick of time for tourney play--that would be worst-case scenario for the Cougars.

Having said that, I hope Brandon Davies' performance won't go unnoticed. BYU is so much better with an inside presence and that's exactly what he provided tonight--21 points and 7 rebounds in 24 minutes. Incredibly efficient. If he can make this a consistent effort BYU can go a long way in the tourney, because we've all seen the kind of team they are when the outside shots are falling.

And kudos again to MLJ for stepping up BIG TIME in place of Jimmer. 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals. My word, kid! I can't wait to see you the next two years...

Cougars Annihilate Utes, 71-51

2010-03-04T05:20:23Z

More photos » Steve C Wilson - AP

Caption contest...write your own caption for this photo in the comments below! (AP Photo/Steve C. Wilson)

Recap
Boxscore

Block U Recap

Final - 3.3.2010	1	2	Total
BYU Cougars	36	35	71
Utah Utes	24	27	51

Open GameThread: Cougars vs. Utes

2010-03-04T00:00:30Z

Kenny Crookston - AP

Go get 'em..."@$$ hole." (AP Photo/Kenny Crookston)

Next Game

BYU Cougars
@ Utah Utes

Wednesday, Mar 3, 2010, 6:00 PM PST
Jon M. Huntsman Center

Game Preview - BYU Athletics

Cougars still have much at stake - Salt Lake Tribune
Fredette's status up in the air - Deseret News
Utes focused on slowing down Fredette - Deseret News
Ute guard seeks out the spotlight - Salt Lake Tribune

Let's bounce back fellas...GO COUGARS!!!

Ute stats after the jump...

			FG			3PT			FT			Rebounds			Misc
	G	M	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	PPG
Carlon Brown	28	29.4	4.4	10.4	42.5	1.3	3.6	36.3	3.1	4.2	74.6	0.8	3.5	4.3	2.6	3.0	1.0	0.0	2.1	13.3
Marshall Henderson	27	27.7	4.0	10.4	37.9	2.3	6.8	34.4	1.9	2.3	80.6	0.2	2.4	2.6	0.9	1.2	0.7	0.1	2.3	12.1
Luca Drca	28	30.9	3.1	7.6	40.8	1.3	3.9	32.1	2.8	3.4	84.0	0.6	3.5	4.0	3.3	2.5	1.2	0.1	2.6	10.3
Jay Watkins	20	23.8	3.3	6.5	50.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.9	3.9	74.0	1.8	2.5	4.3	0.7	1.1	0.4	0.1	2.0	9.4
Kim Tillie	26	18.7	2.7	5.2	51.1	0.2	0.5	30.8	1.7	2.2	77.6	1.8	3.6	5.4	0.9	1.4	0.5	0.5	2.7	7.2
Jason Washburn	25	14.7	2.0	3.4	57.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	1.3	84.4	1.0	1.8	2.8	0.3	0.6	0.2	1.0	2.1	5.0
David Foster	27	21.9	2.0	3.7	52.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	1.6	50.0	1.5	3.3	4.9	0.7	0.9	0.3	4.1	2.5	4.7
Shawn Glover	26	13.5	1.4	3.3	43.5	0.2	0.9	26.1	0.5	0.7	63.2	0.6	1.4	2.0	0.5	0.9	0.4	0.5	0.7	3.5
Jordan Cyphers	16	8.4	0.8	2.5	32.5	0.3	1.5	20.8	1.0	1.3	80.0	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.6	0.7	0.1	0.7	2.9
Chris Hines	24	6.6	0.7	1.8	39.5	0.4	0.9	42.9	0.6	1.0	60.0	0.3	0.4	0.7	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.8	2.4
Matt Read	13	7.4	0.5	1.4	38.9	0.3	0.7	44.4	0.3	0.3	100.0	0.5	0.8	1.3	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.1	1.7
Jace Tavita	27	19.3	0.6	1.8	30.6	0.2	1.2	18.8	0.1	0.3	33.3	0.3	1.5	1.9	2.1	1.2	0.5	0.1	2.6	1.4
Ricky Shoff	5	2.6	0.4	0.8	50.0	0.2	0.6	33.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.0
Tre Smith	6	3.0	0.2	0.5	33.3	0.2	0.5	33.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.5
Austin Robison	1	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0

Cougars drop (slightly) in polls

2010-03-01T22:30:00Z

Cougars drop (slightly) in polls

AP - 14th (13th last week)
Coaches' - 15th (11th last week)

Other updated rankings:

Pomeroy - 6th
Sagarin - 9th
RPI - 23rd

A Cougar Loss and the Emergence of Michael Loyd Jr.

2010-02-28T17:35:14Z

More photos » Kenny Crookston - AP

Michael Loyd Jr.: Because he's the hero Provo deserves, but not the one it needs right now. We doubted him but he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector. AP Photo/Kenny Crookston)

When Fredette went back to the bench immediately after the break, the game had shifted for the worse. To quote Joyce: "The tide was near the turn and already the day was on the wane."

And then there was Michael Loyd Jr.

Loyd had a 17-point game earlier this season - but we assumed that was the exception rather than the rule. After all he had only reached double figures twice this year and just three times as a Cougar. You knew the guy was quick and athletic but he put up 16 ppg in high school and BYU's biggest competition in his recruitment came from Santa Clara. You knew Loyd had served as the third-string PG for most of the year until Lamont Morgan's knee injury had given him some extra minutes of late. So you figured, of all the guys on the roster to make an impact against New Mexico on Saturday, Loyd was one of the least plausible impact players.

But then Loyd didn't care what you thought. And lucky for us, neither did Dave Rose.

Now, Rose has a even deeper bench than anticipated heading into the MWC and NCAA Tourneys. Loyd can provide a wonderful change of pace - whether it's against smaller lineups or quicker guards that Fredette has some trouble with (See Gary, Dairese). Whatever the situation, Loyd won't be forgotten on the bench any longer and will be accounted for in the opposition's scouting reports moving forward.

Back to the game itself. The Hobson-Tavernari-Alford incident has seen enough attention. (See links below) It was a disappointing end to a game that featured a lackluster first half from the Cougars outside of Tyler Haws and a spectacular second half with what seemed like 300 lead changes.

Whether or not you feel Noah Hartsock was fouled in the final seconds, the ref could have blown his whistle. Unfortunately for BYU, he didn't and they lost. It was a nice playcall and it was executed properly. In a couple years when they call that play for Brandon Davies hopefully he's strong enough to throw it down despite the defender(s) in his way. Hartsock made a strong effort but fell short.

Really, the much more disappointing play was moments earlier when, at the 42 second mark, A.J. Hardeman escaped for an offensive rebound and put-back to go up 82-80. (Tavernari looked like the most blameworthy Cougar on the play.) That was the game in summary. Just when you thought the Cougars had a chance to go up and seal the deal, the Lobos made the play necessary. Before that it was the Hobson 3-pointer (3:00) and the Martinez triple (3:42).

These two teams are fun to watch. They are as close to an even match as you'll find in the NCAA this season and both have a chance to make some noise in late-March. Here's hoping they do and bring the MWC some deserved respect. So congrats to the Lobos and congrats to Mike Loyd. Let's get Jimmer healthy (again) and finish strong heading into tourney play.

RECAP
BOXSCORE

BYU loses big game, and big star - Salt Lake Tribune
Coach and Cougar get upset - Salt Lake Tribune
Lobos beat Cougars in showdown - Deseret News
Michael Loyd surprises everyone - Deseret News
Some day after thoughts... - Deseret News

Final - 2.27.2010	1	2	Total
New Mexico Lobos	43	40	83
BYU Cougars	35	46	81

"From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remembered - We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; he to-day that sheds his blood with me, Shall be my brother..."

College Basketball

Open GameThread: Lobos vs. Cougars

2010-02-27T17:00:24Z

Laura Rauch - AP

New Mexico Lobos
@ BYU Cougars

Next Game

Saturday, Feb 27, 2010, 1:00 PM PST
Marriott Center