Brandon Averette had a career high 30 points as BYU handled Texas Southern 87-71 Monday night in the Marriott Center. Averette was 10-19 from the field — including 6-13 from three — as he hit open threes in the second half to stop Texas Southern runs and used his speed to get to the rim.
Matt Haarms scored 16 points and Alex Barcello had a double double with 10 points and 10 assists to pace BYU. Richard Harward once again led the bench charge, scoring 13 points and grabbing 5 rebounds.
BYU as a team shot 48.