PROVO — After a one-year layoff, the BYU men’s basketball team put its losing skid to rival Utah on hiatus.
Elijah Bryant poured in a season-high 29 points, including five 3-pointers, to lift BYU to a 77-65 win over rival Utah, snapping a four-year, three-game losing streak to the Utes Saturday night in the Marriott Center.
Yoeli Childs added 15 points and five rebounds for the Cougars (9-2), who extended their season win streak to six straight.
With Childs in the locker room with cramps, Payton Dastrup took over in the pulse. The returned missionary sophomore scored on a cutback, took a charge on the other end, and drained a 3-pointer — all in a one-minute span — to give the Cougars a 56-46 advantage.