BYU Wins Fourth Straight In Victory Over Alabama A&M
Nov 17, 2018, 6:56 PM | Updated: 11:50 pm
(Qiling Wang, Deseret News)
PROVO, Utah – It came as no surprise as the BYU Cougars rolled past Alabama A&M 91-60.
COUGS WIN!!#BYUhoops #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/gwFW0Fu9Su
— BYU Basketball (@BYUbasketball) November 18, 2018
It was a wire-to-wire victory for the Cougars as they roared out the gates to an 8-0 lead, not allowing the Bulldogs to score for nearly four minutes to begin the game. Alabama A&M got the score within five at 12-7, but BYU went on a quick 11-0 run to pull away from the Bulldogs. At halftime, BYU nearly had the game in its pocket with a 46-24 lead.
The second half wasn’t much better for Alabama A&M. At one point, the Cougars built what was a 40 point lead in what ended up being a 31 point victory.
By The Numbers
The Cougars finished with three players in double figures. Yoeli Childs turned in 18 points on a strong night from the floor in which he shot 70 percent from the field. He also hauled in 12 rebounds to complete the double-double.
Yoeli Childs grabs his 10th rebound, giving him a fifth-straight double-double – tied for the seventh-longest double-double streak in BYU history #BYUhoops
— BYU Game Notes (@BYUGameNotes) November 18, 2018
TJ Haws led the way in scoring with 19 points in just 25 minutes. He also shot 9-for-12 from the field.
Zac Seljaas was impressive from beyond the arc, converting on five triples to register 15 points.
FIVE TRIPLES#BYUhoops #MACU3 | @MountainAmerica pic.twitter.com/a94T9DQ0zt
— BYU Basketball (@BYUbasketball) November 18, 2018
Alabama A&M was led by Evan Wiley who came off the bench and scored 18 points in the loss.
Up Next
BYU will next host Rice on Wednesday at 7 p.m. as part of the Men Against Breast Cancer Cougar Cup. The game will be broadcast on BYUtv.