BYU vs. Santa Clara Box Score

BYU vs. Santa Clara Postgame Notes

PROVO, Utah – Yoeli Childs scored 20 points to lead BYU past Santa Clara 80-58 Thursday night at the Marriott Center.

"I thought there was a really good feel with our team tonight," Cougar head coach Dave Rose said. "I thought the guys kept their focus to play another great game against them (Santa Clara)."

Childs led the Cougars (19-7, 8-5 West Coast Conference) with 20 points and 10 rebounds against the Broncos (8-17, 5-8 WCC), his 13th double-double of the season. TJ Haws and Elijah Bryant both contributed 14 points each. Bryant was 3 for 3 from the 3-point range, making this his 12th game of the season with three-plus treys.

The Cougars kicked off an early lead with a Haws 3-pointer. The two teams traded baskets until the Broncos passed the Cougars to take their first lead of the game, 13-11. A layup from Childs returned the lead to BYU 17-16. Late in the first half, the Cougars went on a 7-0 run to increase their lead 34-25.

Haws completed a 3-point play to extend BYU’s lead 41-31 going into the half. Haws led the Cougars with 10 points.

A jumper from Childs began scoring in the second half. With 13:24 left in the game, BYU went on a 13-0 run which included back-to-back 3’s from Nixon and Bryant and a dunk from Childs. The run extended BYU's lead to 63-45.

The Cougars coasted to the end with jumpers from Zac Seljaas and Rylan Bergersen, pushing BYU to its second victory over the Broncos this season, 80-58.

BYU returns home to take on San Francisco at the Marriott Center on Saturday, Jan. 10 at 2 p.m. MST. The game will be televised on BYUtv and AT&T SportsNet Rocket Mountain and a radio broadcast will be available at BYU Radio (Sirius XM 143) and KSL (1160 AM and 102.7 FM).

BYU Game Notes

Coming off a two-game road trip, BYU basketball will host Santa Clara on Thursday at 9 p.m. MST in the Marriott Center.

Thursday's game will be televised live on ESPNU. The game with also be broadcast live on the BYU Sports Network on BYU Radio – Sirius XM 143 and KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM/1160 AM.

BYU Storylines

• At Gonzaga, Luke Worthington had his best offensive game as a Cougar scoring a career-best 16 points on 6 of 8 shooting from the field and hitting 4 of 6 from the free-throw line. The team captain also played a career-best 32 minutes against the Bulldogs.
• BYU is 29-6 all-time against Santa Clara, including 15-2 in Provo against the Broncos. The Cougars are 6-0 in the Marriott Center against Santa Clara since joining the West Coast Conference.
• Yoeli Childs has recorded double-doubles in each of the last two games, giving him 12 for the season. He is currently ranked second in the WCC and 12th in the nation in double-doubles.
• TJ Haws scored 22 at Gonzaga on 9 of 16 shooting from the field, including 3 of 7 from 3-point range.

BYU Cougars (18-7, 7-5 WCC)

• Head Coach: Dave Rose
• Alma Mater: Houston, 1983
• Division I Career Record: 323-118 (13th)
• Record at BYU: Same

Santa Clara Broncos (8-16, 5-7 WCC)

• Head Coach: Herb Sendek
• Alma Mater: Carnegie Mellon, 1985
• Career Record: 438-327 (24th)
• Record at Santa Clara: 25-32 (2nd)

Game Information

• TV: ESPNU
• TV Talent: Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Caron Butler (analyst)
• Live Video: WatchESPN.com
• Radio: BYU Sports Network, BYU Radio Sirius XM 143, 102.7 FM/1160 AM
• Radio Talent: Greg Wrubell (play-by-play), Mark Durrant (analyst)
• Live Stats: BYUcougars.com

Series Information

• Series Record: BYU leads 29-6
• Last Meeting: BYU won 84-50, 1/13/18
• H/A/N: 15-2/11-4/3-0