POSTGAME NOTES
- Chris Miles scored a career-high 12 points and tied his career-high in both assists with three and blocked shots with three.
- Jared Jensen scored a career-high 23 points and has made 22 of his last 30 field goal attempts (.733) overall.
- Jensen also tied a career-high for most free throws made in a game, going 9-9, topping his previous high this season of seven free throws made against Boise State. It was Jensen's fifth perfect night from the line this season. Jensen is shooting .829 from the charity stripe this season, tops among Cougars with a minimum of 10 attempts.
- Mike Rose tied his career-high with 26 points. He also scored 26 points against Southern Utah last season in his college debut.
- BYU finished the game making 24 consecutive free throws, a new school record. The previous single-game record was 18 straight makes against Wyoming in 1996.
- The Cougars made a total of 33 free throws on 36 attempts, setting season-highs in both categories.
- Santa Clara's 12 three-point buckets was the most the Cougars have allowed all season.
- BYU recorded a 72.7 percent shooting mark in the second half, its highest percentage half of the season. The last time BYU shot 70 percent or better in a half was last February against Air Force when the Cougars shot .824 (14-of-17), including a perfect 13-for-13 inside the three-point arc.
- Jared Jensen and Mike Rose each scored 20 points. The last time two players scored 20 points or more in one game was at UNLV on March 6, 2004 (Rafael Araujo-21 and Luiz Lemes-23)
- The Cougars' 59-point second half is the highest scoring half BYU has had under head coach Steve Cleveland. The previous high was 56 first-half points against Rice in 2002.
POSTGAME QUOTES
BYU Coach Steve Cleveland:
-"After half-time, we went to a basic zone set because the post guys exhibited that they could score."
-"In the second half, we were much more in an attacking mode and guys were attacking more to the basket."
-"Chris Miles got his confidence and just started playing."
-"I told Jared (Jensen) that you got to get a little nasty on the floor; it won't keep you out of heaven. Jared just needs to be challenged. It just comes down to his aggression level."
-"That's the best Mike Rose has played in a BYU uniform ever. It was his best defensive play ever."
-"Austin (Ainge) played with great composure and is really leading this team."
Santa Clara Coach Dick Davey:
- "The things that hurt us the most were BYU getting the ball inside and shooting 52 percent. That's much more successful than where we were shooting from."
-"It was a good college game the first 32 minutes followed by a bad eight minutes for us."
-"BYU is getting a lot better. I think a lot of Steve (Cleveland) as a coach and wish the best for him."