Brigham Young Cougars forward Eric Mika (12) spins away from the defense of Utah State Aggies forward Norbert Janicek (15) as BYU and USU play at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016.
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SALT LAKE CITY — Inquiring minds wondered: How in Cosmo’s name would BYU react to its defenseless 114 points yielded to Utah Valley last Saturday in the Marriott Center?
In Wednesday’s 77-63 win over Utah State in the Vivint Smart Home Arena, the Cougar defense improved by 51 points.
It is a start for Dave Rose’s young team that showed in back-to-back losses to Valparaiso and UVU, it has a long way to go before taking on Gonzaga in WCC play.