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BYU Basktball: Takeaways from the win over Westminster

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The next time BYU Basketball takes the court it will count.

Thursday night marked the final exhibition game for the Cougars, as they took down Westminster College 72-43.

Their next game counts, as they’ll travel to Reno to take on No. 7 Nevada on Tuesday night. That’s quite a way to start the season, and it will be the first real barometer for this BYU squad.

The win on Thursday night wasn’t pretty, especially on the offensive end, but the Cougars overpowered an undersized and underskilled Griffin squad for the full 40 minutes.

Here are the biggest takeaways from the win:

Shooting Woes

While BYU absolutely dominated Westminster in the paint (40-18) they struggled to hit jump shots, particularly in the first half.