PROVO — For BYU coach Dave Rose, the way Wednesday’s NIT first-round game ended was emblematic of the season.
The No. 6-seeded Cougars battled back from a 10-point deficit to No. 3 Stanford with 36 seconds remaining and pulled to within 85-83 on a 3-pointer by Elijah Bryant with 11 seconds left. BYU had a shot to tie the game with a 3-pointer with two seconds remaining that missed the mark.
In the end, the Cougars fell to the Cardinal 86-83.
And with that, BYU's season came to an end with a 24-11 record.
“I told the guys that what comes to my mind is that it’s kind of how I’ll remember the entire season with these guys,” Rose said.