No. 23 BYU continues homestead, hosts Queens on Tuesday

PROVO, Utah - No. 23 BYU continues its four-game homestand on Tuesday, Nov. 10, when the Cougars welcome Queens to the Marriott Center for a second time in three seasons. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. MT. 

WHERE TO WATCH
Tuesday's contest can be seen on ESPN+ with Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler and Spencer Linton on the call.

THE KING OF QUEENS
Friday will mark the second all-time meeting between BYU and Queens, as the Cougars won the only previous matchup 99-55 at the Marriott Center on Nov. 13, 2024. BYU is 2-0 all-time against schools from the Atlantic Sun, with both victories coming in the first three games of the Kevin Young Era.

Dawson Baker and Brody Kozlowski are the only players on the current roster who appeared in BYU’s previous meeting with the Royals. Baker scored a game-high 22 points, shooting 8-of-10 from the field and 6-of-7 from 3-point range in 18 minutes off the bench. Kozlowski made his collegiate debut in the 44-point victory, finishing with one point, two rebounds and a steal.

Although he won't be wearing a Cougar uniform, Jake Wahlin has experience against Queens. The Provo native recorded eight points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in a 96-65 victory during his sophomore season at Utah.

THAT'S RIGHT! ICE... MAN. I AM DANGEROUS.
BYU opened its four-game homestand Friday evening as the Cougars extended their home-opener winning streak to 21 games with a 108-67 victory over the Omaha Mavericks.

The Cougars shot better than 55.0 percent for the 12th time under Kevin Young, going 39-of-70 from the field, 16-of-35 from 3-point range and 14-of-18 from the free throw line. They also converted 12 Omaha turnovers into 19 points while outscoring the Mavericks 31-0 in fast-break points.

Robert Wright III led all scorers with 19 points as the junior was one of six Cougars to score in double figures, marking the first time BYU has had six players reach double figures since a win over Fresno State on Dec. 11, 2024.

The native of Wilmington, Del., was also one of eight Cougars to knock down a 3-pointer, while Tyler Betsey continued his hot start to the season by going 6-of-8 from behind the arc. The junior tied his career high with 18 points.

BETTER GRAB AN UMBRELLA
In last Friday’s win over Omaha, BYU knocked down 16 3-pointers, tying for the ninth-most in a single game in program history and the fourth-most under third-year head coach Kevin Young. It also tied for the third-most 3-pointers made by the Cougars in a game at the Marriott Center and was their highest total since going 16-of-39 against Bellarmine on Dec. 22, 2023.

The Cougars are 8-0 under Young and 28-1 all-time, including 22 consecutive victories, when making 15 or more 3-pointers in a game. Their lone setback came against a potential opponent this season, Ole Miss, on March 17, 2015, in the First Four.

Young and Co. are also 31-1 during his tenure when shooting 50.0 percent or better from the field. The Cougars shot 55.7 percent in their second-ever win over the Mavericks, extending their winning streak in such games to 29 before suffering a 99-92 loss at Oklahoma State on Feb. 28, 2026.

GRAB A DRINK FROM THE KOHLER
Fifth-year Jaxon Kohler is averaging 11.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game in his first week as a Cougar while shooting 50.0 percent from the field, 25.0 percent from 3-point range and 100.0 percent from the free throw line. Tuesday will mark his 72nd consecutive start, dating back to his time at Michigan State under Tom Izzo, which ranks among the 10 longest active streaks among players from major conferences.

The American Fork native enters the week with 742 career rebounds, the 16th-most among active NCAA Division I men's basketball players. His 21 career double-doubles also rank 13th nationally among active Division I players.

TYLER THE CREATOR
Tyler Betsey couldn’t have imagined a better start to his BYU career, as the Syracuse transfer averaged 16.5 points per game in wins over Ohio State and Omaha while shooting 10-of-14 from 3-point range last week. His 10 3-point field goals are two more than Iowa State has made through its first two games of the season.

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— BYU Men's Basketball (@BYUMBB) November 7, 2026

Another double-digit performance Tuesday would mark the second time in his career that the Windsor, Conn., native has scored 10 or more points in three consecutive games. It would also be his first such streak since scoring in double figures against three Big 12 opponents (Houston, Kansas and Iowa State) at last season’s Players Era in Las Vegas.

STREAKING FROM THE START
The Cougars enter Tuesday’s showdown against Queens having won 27 consecutive non-conference games, a streak that dates back to December 2022.

During the nation’s ninth-longest active winning streak, BYU has outscored opponents by an average of 31.8 points per game (92.8-61.0) while scoring 100 or more points in three of its last five contests.

Speaking of streaks, BYU has won 16 consecutive regular-season games against unranked non-conference opponents, the second-longest streak in the Big 12 behind only Texas Tech and Houston.