Cougars to face Fighting Irish in Coaches vs. Cancer Classic

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Game notes: BYU vs. Notre Dame

Coming off its first loss of the season in an 88-70 setback against Florida State, BYU men’s basketball will look to bounce back against No. 20/21 Notre Dame at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., in the Acura Coaches vs. Cancer Classic on Saturday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. EST. The game will be televised live on truTV and broadcast live on KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM and KSL.com.

BYU Cougars (2-1, 0-0 WCC)

  • Head Coach: Dave Rose
  • Alma Mater: Houston, 1983
  • Career Record: 187-55 (8th)
  • Record at BYU: Same

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-1, 0-0 Big East)

  • Head Coach: Mike Brey
  • Alma Mater: George Washington, 1982
  • Career Record: 361-185 (18th)
  • Record at Notre Dame: 262-133 (13th

Series Information

  • Series Record Notre Dame leads 4-3
  • Last Meeting UND won 64-52, 3/22/00
  • H/A/N 2-0/0-3/1-1

Game Information

  • TV: truTV
  • TV Talent: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Greg Anthony and Steve Smith (analysts), Craig Sager (reporter)
  • Live Video: none
  • Radio: KSL 102.7 FM / 1160 AM, BYU Radio - Sirius XM 143
  • Radio Talent: Mark Durrant (play-by-play), Russell Larson (analyst)
  • Live Audio: KSL.com
  • Live Stats: BYUcougars.com

Projected starters

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-1, 0-0 Big East)
No.NameHt.Pos.PpgRpg
45Jack Cooley6-9F16.311.3
24Pat Connaughton6-5G/F9.73.7
14Scott Martin6-8G9.09.7
22Jerian Grant6-5G8.72.0
0Eric Atkins6-2G8.03.3
BYU Cougars (2-1, 0-0 WCC)
No.NameHt.Pos.PpgRpg
10Matt Carlino6-2G6.76.3*
13Brock Zylstra6-6G9.73.0
3Tyler Haws6-5G22.36.7
33Josh Sharp6-7F3.73.0
0Brandon Davies6-9F21.08.0
*assists per game   

Welcome back Tyler Haws

Tyler Haws scored 22 points vs. Tennessee State, his first game since serving a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Philippines. He followed that with another 22-point game against Georgia State and 23 points vs. Florida State. The three games mark his 22nd, 23rd and 24th career games scoring in double figures and fifth, sixth and seventh 20-point games. As a freshman in 2009-10 he averaged 11.3 points and 4.2 rebounds while shooting .498 from the field, .368 from three and .917 from the free throw line.

Davies does it all

Brandon Davies stuffed the stat sheet in the opener against Tennessee State, tallying 16 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks and 2 steals while drawing 3 charges. He did it again vs. Georgia State with 28 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Through three games he is averaging 21.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.3 steals, 3.0 blocks and 1.3 steals. Last season he became the second Cougar in history to average at least one of everything (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks). Russell Larson is the only other BYU player to produce a ‘one of everything’ season and did so twice, in 1993-94 and 1994-95 (blocks and steals were not tracked until the 1977-78 season).