PROVO, Utah — BYU continues its five-game home stand on Saturday, Nov. 16, when the Cougars host Idaho at the Marriott Center for the first time since 2001. Tip is scheduled for 1 p.m. MT.
WHERE TO WATCH
Coverage on ESPN+ begins at Noon MT with the BYUSN Countdown. Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler will be on the call with Spencer Linton serving as the sideline reporter.
SHOT MAKER
After only playing in four games last season due to injury, redshirt junior Dawson Baker reintroduced himself to Cougar Nation in Wednesday's 99-55 victory over Queens. The native of Coto De Caza, Calif. scored 17 of his BYU-high 22 points in the second half where he went 8-of-10 from the field and 6-of-7 from beyond the arc. Five of his career-high six 3-pointers came in the final 20 minutes of regulation, making him one of 10 players in program history to knock down five 3-pointers in the second half of a game.
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Baker ranks 194th among active NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 1,068 points.
THE DOC IS IN
In Wednesday's win, BYU improved to 21-4 when Trevin Knell makes three or more 3-pointers as the senior went 4-of-7 from beyond the arc, finishing with a season-high 16 points.
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With his performance against Queens, Knell has now connected on 171 3-pointers in 117 games as Cougar, which are tied with Zac Seljaas for the 8th-most 3-point field goals in program history.
LOOKING FOR THE TRIFECTA
Keba Keita is one of three players in NCAA Division I men's basketball to be averaging a double-double and shoot over 70.0 percent from the field, joining Vanderbilt's Devin McGlockton and Seattle's Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe (min. three games played).
A double-double on Saturday would make Keita the first Cougar with three stragith double-doubles since Yoeli Childs achieved the feat in December 2014 against UNLV, Nevada and Utah State.
WINNING IS FUN
BYU remained undefeated and extended its non-conference home win streak to 16 games with its win over Queens. The Cougars are outscoring teams by an average of 30.3 points during the streak that dates back to December 2022.
THE ALL-TIME SERIES
BYU leads the all-time series 3-2, with all three of those wins coming in the friendly confines of the Marriott Center.
In their last meeting on Dec. 15, 2001, Mark Bigelow scored a game-high 19 points, with Travis Hansen (11), Jared Jensen (12) and Daniel Bobik (17) also reaching double figures.
WELCOME BACK
Saturday won't be the first trip to the Marriott Center for Idaho head coach Alex Pribble as the second-year head coach faced the Cougars in an exhibition on Oct. 24, 2018 during his time as a head coach of Saint Martin's, a NCAA Division II school in Lacey, Washington.
UP NEXT
BYU finishes its home stand on Saturday, Nov. 23, when the Cougars welcome Mississippi Valley State to the Marriott Center. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. MT.
