Individual Notes
TJ Haws led the offense with 16 points while contributing three defensive rebounds, two assists and one steal.
Zac Seljaas came off the bench and scored 13 points, including three buckets from beyond the arc. Seljaas added three rebounds and two assists.
Yoeli Childs scored 12 points to extend his double-digit scoring streak to 29 games. He grabbed seven rebounds and one steal while adding three assists.
Team Notes
In the first half, BYU shot 27.3 percent from the field while Gonzaga recorded 51.4 percent.
On the game, the Cougars shot 36.9 percent from the field, 28.6 percent from 3 and 75 percent from the free throw line. The Bulldogs recorded 58.7 percent from the field, 50 percent from beyond the arc and 64.3 percent from the charity stripe.
Postgame Quotes
Gonzaga head coach Mark Few
On consistently winning against WCC teams by 30 points
Our guys are taking the game plans to heart and playing with great effort. For the most part, despite when we started out tonight, they have been taking care of the ball. When we take care of the ball we have a lot of different ways to score. Obviously, that is a big key and our defense has been getting better and better. It was very good tonight, especially in that first half.
On playing at the Marriott Center
We have played here a lot and our guys look forward to playing here. It is a big time venue and a big time team. I told the guys before that this is why you play college basketball, to come into an arena and environment like that. If you can win one like this on the road there is nothing better.
BYU guard TJ Haws
On if they did what they wanted to do in the first half
Absolutely. Early on we got good looks but we just didn’t make shots that we usually make. I thought right out of the gate we were locked in. I thought we were ready to go at the start.
BYU guard Connor Harding
On his first time playing Gonzaga
It was a good atmosphere. I just wish we would have made the plays we needed to make. Obviously, we put ourselves in situations where we could have had easy layups or shots. Overall it was rough, but we can bounce back. We are just glad there is a game on Saturday.
BYU head coach Dave Rose
On tonight's game
Congratulations to Mark and his team. They played really aggressive, and they executed well. We had a hard time on both sides of the ball. We started off with a nice steal and a couple pretty good defensive stops in the first minute or two, but we just had a hard time trying to convert. I think that hurt our confidence, but the guys hung in there pretty good and battled back.
On moving forward
We’ll get regrouped here, get to practice tomorrow. We face a really tough defensive team and we’re going to have our hands full on Saturday. We’ll need to execute a lot better on both ends of the floor.