RENO, Nev. — There was both good news and bad news for BYU in its season-opening 86-70 loss at No. 7 Nevada on Tuesday night.
Among the positives? The Cougars hung in there with a top-10 opponent on the road for 30-35 minutes and received solid contributions from three freshmen — Gavin Baxter, Connor Harding and Kolby Lee — who certainly weren’t tentative in their collegiate debuts.
“All of them had really good poise to them as far as their presence. They all contributed and helped us,” coach Dave Rose said of the three freshmen. “We’re in the process of trying to build this team and develop a rotation and depth.