PROVO, Utah – No. 22 BYU makes its first trip to Morgantown since 1947 when the Cougars face West Virginia on Saturday, Feb. 3, at WVU Coliseum. Tip is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET.
Saturday’s contest will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with Mark Neely and Tim Welsh on the call. It will also be broadcast live on BYU Radio Sirius XM 143, KSL 102.7/1160 AM and BYURadio.org/BYU Radio app with Greg Wrubell and Mark Durrant.
No. 22 BYU Cougars (15-5, 3-4 Big 12)
· The Cougars have been ranked in the AP Poll for 10 straight weeks, the fourth-longest streak in program history.
· BYU ranks second in the nation in 3-ponters per game as the Cougars are knocking down 12.1 triples per game.
· In his past three appearances, Noah Waterman is averaging 17.3 points per game while shooting 53.1 percent from the floor, 47.6 percent from three and 88.9 percent from the free throw line.
· Trevin Knell ranks first in the Big 12 and seventh in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage as the redshirt junior is shooting 45.0 percent from beyond the arc.
Head Coach – Mark Pope
· Alma Mater: Kentucky, 1996
· Division I Career Record: 179-102 (9th Season)
· Record at BYU: 102-46 (5th Season)
West Virginia Mountaineers (8-13, 3-5 Big 12)
· West Virginia improved to 8-5 at home with its 69-65 victory over Cincinnati on Wednesday evening.
· The Mountaineers have had six different leading scorers in their past six games after Jesse Edwards’ 25-point, 10-rebound double-double on Wednesday.
· RaeQuan Battle is scoring team-high 15.7 points for the Mountaineers as the senior is shooting 40.3 percent from the floor, 26.9 percent from three and 78.5 percent from the free throw line.
· In his two games since returning from injury, Edwards is averaging 14.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game. He scored 19 of his 25 points on Wednesday in the second half, going 9-of-9 from the floor.
Interim Head Coach – Josh Eilert
· Alma Mater: Kansas State, 2004
· Division I Career Record: 8-13 (1st Season)
· Record at West Virginia: Same
Series Information
· Series Record: Tied 1-1
· Last Meeting: BYU won 85-83, 12/29/1973
· H/A/N: 0-0/0-1/1-0
