PROVO — When Yoeli Childs missed practice Friday due to an illness, BYU coach Dave Rose wondered if his star forward would be able to play against Pacific.
Childs didn’t start Saturday night, but he sure did finish.
The 6-foot-8 sophomore came off the bench to score 26 points, to go along with Elijah Bryant’s 28-point outing, as the Cougars pulled away from the Tigers in the second half in an 80-65 victory before a crowd of 16,456 at the Marriott Center.
“He really sucked it up and battled for his team and helped us win,” Rose said of Childs, who scored 20 points in the second half alone.