BYU 71, Saint Mary’s 66
PROVO — It’s well-documented that BYU plays much better at home than on the road.
That was confirmed again Thursday night at the Marriott Center, where the Cougars defeated West Coast Conference nemesis Saint Mary’s, 71-66.
BYU earned this late-night, hard-fought win in large part to its defense. It was quite a stark contrast to what happened in Moraga on Jan. 5, when the Cougars lost by 22 points, 88-66, to the Gaels.
This time, BYU limited Saint Mary’s to 44 percent shooting from the field, including 5 of 20 from 3-point range.