PROVO — BYU coach Dave Rose expected a better effort from his team.
The Cougars lost at Pacific last Saturday 67-66 in a performance that was lacking both offensively and defensively.
“We’ve just got to be better for two halves,” Rose said afterward. “We had a great shootaround (Saturday) and guys seemed to be really dialed in on the game plan.”
Early on, BYU hit six of its first seven shots from the floor and jumped out to a 14-7 lead — but that didn’t last long.
The Tigers outscored the Cougars 29-15 the rest of the half.