Back to the Real Salt Lake Newsfeed

Rose not pleased with BYU’s conditioning level after Cougars roll past pesky Saint Martin’s 92-71 in exhibition opener

Provo • It is difficult to learn a lot about one’s college basketball team in an exhibition game against an NCAA Division II opponent, but BYU coach Dave Rose clearly discovered something Wednesday after the Cougars cruised past Saint Martin’s University 92-71 at at the Marriott Center.

Indeed, the visitors from Lacey, Wash., outscored BYU 48-47 in the second half and shot a sizzling 61.5 percent in the latter 20 minutes after shooting just 27.6 percent in the first half.

In fairness, Rose substituted liberally in the second half after grabbing a 45-23 lead before the break.