BYU vs. Santa Clara Game Recap
Player Notes
Yoeli Childs recorded his 13th double-double of the season with 20 points and 10 rebounds. He also tallied five assists and one block. Tonight was the 10th game Childs has scored 20 or more points.
Elijah Bryant went 3 of 3 from beyond the arc as he scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds. He also recorded six assists on the night.
TJ Haws also contributed 14 points, six assists, two rebounds and two steals. This was the 17th game Haws has scored in double-digits.
Dalton Nixon scored seven points in the first half, a career-best for points scored in the first half. He went on to score a total of 12 points. Nixon tallied five rebounds and two assists.
Team Notes
In the first half, BYU shot 53.1 percent from the field and held Santa Clara to 40.6 percent.
The Cougars finished the game shooting 58.6 percent from the field, 40.0 percent from 3-point range and 75.0 percent from the free-throw line. Defensively, BYU held the Broncos to 41.0 percent from the field.
BYU grabbed a total of 37 rebounds and dished out 22 assists.
Player Quotes
BYU forward Dalton Nixon
What worked offensively?
"We try to focus on being together on both sides of the ball. We were able to share the ball early on and make the extra pass to get good shots."
How did it feel to come out and win after last week?
"It felt really good to get back into a rhythm. Guys like Payton (Dastrup) and Zac (Seljaas) stepped up. It was a really good feel overall tonight, with everybody getting involved."
"Every guy was antsy to come play another game. We’ve been itching to play again and get the bad taste from last week out of our mouths."
BYU guard Jahshire Hardnett
What worked offensively?
"We played generous basketball, putting everyone in good position to make plays."
How were you able to have such a strong defensive game?
"I always take it personal. I locked into it. I have the mindset where I don’t want another player to outshine me, so I work hard to not let that happen."
BYU head coach Dave Rose
On tonight's game
"I thought there was a really good feel with our team tonight. I thought the guys kept their focus to play another great game against them. I’m happy for our team when guys are sharing the ball and working together on defense like they did tonight."
"KJ Feagin is a really good guard. I’m impressed with Jahshire (Hardnett) and how he’s handled that defensive responsibility the last two times against them. That really impressed me."
On Nixon's play
"Dalton (Nixon) really gave us good minutes off the bench. It was probably his best game since coming back from injury. He was in the right place and he did a lot of things tonight that can bring confidence to our team."