After a 46-41 halftime deficit, BYU exploded in the second half to beat Long Beach State 93-72 Wednesday in the first round of the NIT.
Long Beach came in without much size, and BYU dominated the paint and opened that up to hit threes in the second half. Caleb Lohner had a career high 20 points to lead four BYU players in double figures. Gideon George had 16, Alex Barcello scored 14, and Fousseyni Traore scored 11 points to lead the Cougars.
BYU shot 55% from the field and assisted on 28 of their 36 field goals while holding to LBSU to 33% shooting.