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| Posted: 12 Mar 2010 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
LAS VEGAS -- Junior Jimmer Fredette again made Mountain West Conference tournament history but the Cougars fell 70-66 in the semifinals of the 2010 MWC Tournament against UNLV in the Thomas & Mack Center.
"Well, I'm really proud of our team," said BYU head coach Dave Rose. "I thought we played a really competitive game, played a really good team. You know, I think our players, as far as our coaches are concerned, executed our game plan and did everything that we wanted them to do tonight."
Fredette’s 30 points against the Rebels led all scorers. Combined with his 45 points in Thursday’s contest against TCU, the junior’s two-game total is the most points in an MWC tournament, surpassing New Mexico Danny Granger's record set over three games in 2005.
Fredette also went a perfect 12-of-12 from the free throw line in the semifinal matchup against the Rebels after making 21 in a row against TCU while also sinking four attempts from behind the arch.
Down 57-47 with 7:30 left in the game, BYU went on a 14-2 run jumpstarted by Noah Hartsock. Fredette followed with eight consecutive points for the Cougars.
Fredette controlled the ball at the top of the arch, and with the shot clock winding down, stroked a three to bring the Cougars within three. After a missed layup on UNLV’s end, Fredette drew a foul on a 3-point attempt, sending him to the charity stripe where he’d tally another three points for BYU and tie the game at 59 with 3:15 to play.
The Rebels were able to take and hold the lead in the last 1:35 of the game after Brice Massamba converted two free throws.
"For a team to have 29 wins, you can't help but really feel for those guys in that locker room," Rose said. "They played their hearts out tonight and we played well enough to win, and it didn't happen. The best feeling that I guess you can have is the fact that this team has been really good for four months and they deserve to keep playing."
Michael Loyd, Jr., replacing Tyler Haws in the starting lineup after Haws suffered an eye injury against TCU in the quarterfinals, recorded 11 points against the Rebels to go with two rebounds and two assists.
The Cougars put the first points on the board, a three-pointer from Jackson Emery, followed by six back-and-forth treys from both teams. Emery finished the game with eights points, three rebounds, two steals and 2-of-5 from the behind the arch.
Both teams took a combined 43 attempts from the 3-point line with the Rebels shooting 42.1 percent on the game to BYU’s 37.5 percent. UNLV shot just 11 percent from the behind the arch in the second half compared to BYU’s 30 percent.
Fredette reached double figures after just seven minutes of play with a fastbreak layup assisted by Emery.
Shooting troubles would hinder the Cougars after their initial hot hands, but a quick trey from Jonathan Tavernari and a jumper from Loyd sparked the Cougars to bring the score back within two with four minutes to play before the half.
The Cougars now await an invitation to the 2010 NCAA tournament. The field of 65 will be announced Sunday on CBS.
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Official Basketball Box Score#3 UNLV vs #2 BYU
03/12/10 8:30 pm at Las Vegas, Nev. (Thomas & Mack Center)
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VISITORS: #3 UNLV 25-7
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
22 STANBACK, Chace..... f 6-11 3-8 2-2 0 6 6 2 17 1 4 1 1 33
44 SANTEE, Darris...... f 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 1 9
00 BELLFIELD, Oscar.... g 2-8 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 5 9 2 0 1 36
03 MARSHALL, Anthony... g 2-3 0-0 0-2 0 5 5 2 4 3 3 1 0 30
33 WILLIS, Tre'Von..... g 5-9 2-5 6-6 0 2 2 3 18 1 2 0 1 36
02 WALLACE, Kendall.... 2-3 2-3 0-0 0 2 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 16
12 MASSAMBA, Brice..... 5-6 0-0 3-5 0 6 6 4 13 1 1 0 1 24
20 JONES, Steve........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7
31 HAWKINS, Justin..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
34 SHAW, Matt.......... 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 7
TEAM................ 1 2 3
Totals.............. 25-45 8-19 12-16 2 25 27 16 70 16 14 2 5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-26 61.5% 2nd Half: 9-19 47.4% Game: 55.6% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-10 70.0% 2nd Half: 1-9 11.1% Game: 42.1% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 10-13 76.9% Game: 75.0% 2,1
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HOME TEAM: #2 BYU 29-5
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
00 DAVIES, Brandon..... f 1-3 0-0 1-2 1 5 6 1 3 0 1 0 0 29
34 HARTSOCK, Noah...... f 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 5 6 2 2 1 1 1 1 34
04 EMERY, Jackson...... g 3-7 2-5 0-0 1 2 3 5 8 2 0 0 2 23
10 LOYD, JR., Michael.. g 5-8 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 2 11 2 2 0 0 30
32 FREDETTE, Jimmer.... g 7-20 4-11 12-12 1 2 3 1 30 4 4 0 1 36
01 ABOUO, Charles...... 3-6 1-2 1-1 2 3 5 5 8 1 2 0 0 26
45 TAVERNARI, Jonathan. 1-5 1-4 1-2 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 2 17
54 MILES, Chris........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5
TEAM................ 1 1 2
Totals.............. 21-53 9-24 15-17 7 20 27 18 66 12 12 1 6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-26 46.2% 2nd Half: 9-27 33.3% Game: 39.6% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-14 42.9% 2nd Half: 3-10 30.0% Game: 37.5% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd Half: 11-12 91.7% Game: 88.2% 1
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Officials: Scott Thornley, Eric Curry, Shawn Lehigh
Technical fouls: #3 UNLV-None. #2 BYU-None.
Attendance: 18500
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
#3 UNLV....................... 41 29 - 70
#2 BYU........................ 34 32 - 66
2010 Mountain West Conference
Semifinal #2 - UNLV Advances
BYU is ranked No. 14 in AP poll, No. 15 in USA Today poll
Points in the paint-LV 26,BY 20. Points off turnovers-LV 17,BY 12.
2nd chance points-LV 4,BY 0. Fast break points-LV 2,BY 10.
Bench points-LV 22,BY 12. Score tied-6 times. Lead changed-5 times.
Last FG-LV 2nd-01:00, BY 2nd-02:51.
Largest lead-LV by 11 2nd-16:49, BY by 5 1st-13:53.
Kyle Chilton
| Posted: 12 Mar 2010 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
Cougars to Face UNLV in MWC Semifinals
No. 14/15 and No. 2 seed BYU men’s basketball (29-4, 13-3 MWC) plays No. 3 seed UNLV (24-7, 11-5) in the semifinals of the MWC Tournament at the Thomas and Mack Center on Friday at 8:30 p.m. PST. The game can be heard live on KSL Newsradio beginning with the pregame show at 7:30 p.m. PST on 102.7 FM and 1160 AM or via the Internet at KSL.com. The game will be televised live on CBS C.
Up Next
If BYU wins the Cougars will face the winner of No. 1 seed New Mexico vs. No. 4 seed San Diego State on Saturday, March 13 at 4 p.m. PST. That game will be broadcast live on KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM or via the Internet at KSL.com. The game will be televised live on VERSUS.
Cougar Quick Hits
— At 29-4 overall, BYU has set the program record for wins in a season (set previously in 1950-51) and has the best record in program history through 33 games. This also marks the fourth-straight season with 25-plus wins, a program record.
— Jimmer Fredette is the first BYU player to record 40-plus points in two games in his career. He set the Coguar single-game scoring record with 49 points at Arizona and had the third-highest single-game total with 45 vs. TCU in the MWC Tournament quarterfinals.
— Fredette is 14th all-time in scoring at BYU with 1,443 career points. He leads the conference in scoring at 21.4 points per game. He is also third at BYU in career threes (164), ninth in assists (343) and 12th in steals (114).
— Junior guard Jackson Emery has 87 steals this season, a BYU record for steals in a season. The previous record was 66, set by Marty Haws in 1989-90. He is fourth in career steals with 144.
— Two-time MWC Coach of the Year Dave Rose has guided BYU to three-straight MWC regular season titles and three-straight trips to the NCAA Tournament. Under Rose, BYU also has five-straight 20-win seasons and four-straight postseason appearances. At 126-38 (.768) overall, he is BYU’s all-time leader in winning percentage.
— Senior forward Jonathan Tavernari is BYU’s all-time leader in made threes 261. He is also climbing the lists for points (12th with 1,502) and steals (3rd with 158).
— With the win vs. TCU in the MWC Tournament, Jonathan Tavernari played in his 102nd BYU victory — first in school history. Tavernari’s teams have won 106 games, the best four-year stretch in program history.
BYU Game #34 Fast Facts
No. 14/15 BYU (29-4, 13-3) at UNLV (24-7, 11-5)
Friday, March 12, 2010
Thomas & Mack Center (18,500)
Las Vegas
8:30 p.m. PST
Coaches
BYU, Dave Rose (125-38 in fifth season; same overall)
UNLV, Lon Kruger (136-61 in sixth season; 454-293 in 25th season overall)
Series
UNLV leads 17-14, including a split this season with each team winning at home
TV
Live on The Mtn. (Tom Hart, play-by-play; Steve Lappas, analyst)
Radio
KSL Newsradio (102.7 FM/1160 AM and online at KSL.com) and the Cougar Sports Network (7:30 p.m. PST pregame show — Greg Wrubell, play-by-play; Mark Durrant, game analysis)
Web
Live stats links are available on the basketball schedule page at www.byucougars.com/basketball_m/
Looking at UNLV
No. 3 seed UNLV is 24-7 on the season after defeating Utah 73-61 in the MWC quarterfinals. The Rebels have now won five in a row. Tre’Von willis leads the team in scoring at 17.5 ppg and Chace Stanback adds 10.5 ppg and 5.8 rpg. Oscar Bellfield contributes 9.5 ppg and 4.6 apg. Matt Shaw adds 7.1 ppg, Kendall Wallace 7.0 ppg and Anthony Marshall 5.4 ppg. UNLV averages 74.3 ppg and shoots .464 from the field, .329 from three and .719 from the free throw line. Their opponents average 63.8 ppg, shoot .398 from the field and .325 from three.
UNLV’s Last Outing — Rebels Run Past Utes in Second Half, Win 73-61
LAS VEGAS (AP) -Freshman guard Anthony Marshall led UNLV with 13 points and a season-best 12 rebounds and the Runnin’ Rebels avenged Utah’s regular-season sweep with a 73-61 victory in the Mountain West Conference quarterfinals Thursday night.
Tre’Von Willis also scored 13 points for the third-seeded Runnin’ Rebels (24-7), who will face 14th-ranked BYU in the semifinals Friday night. The second-seeded Cougars (29-4) defeated TCU.
Utah (14-17) trailed just 29-25 at halftime after consecutive 3-pointers by Luka Drca, Marshall Henderson and Chris Hines in the closing minutes.
But the Utes didn’t bring that momentum out of the locker room.
UNLV used a 10-0 run to take a 41-30 lead in the opening minutes of the second half.
The Utes swept the Runnin’ Rebels during conference play, winning 73-69 in Las Vegas in January and 66-61 in Salt Lake City last month. It was Utah’s first sweep of UNLV in five years.
Series Notes
BYU trails UNLV 17-14 in the all-time series. The Cougars and Rebels split this season with BYU winning 77-73 at home and UNLV winning 88-74 at home. The Rebels lead BYU 3-0 in MWC Tournament play with all three games coming on UNLV’s home floor. This is the first meeting between the teams in the semifinals as all three previous MWC Tournament matchups came in the title game.
Most Wins in a Season
At 29-4 on the season, the 2009-10 BYU men’s basketball squad has set the Cougar record for regular season wins and the overall record for wins. The 2007-08 team set the previous regular season record with 25 regular season victories and finished 27-8 after the postseason. The 1950-51 team was 24-7 in the regular season and finished with what was a program record 28 wins to go with nine losses.
New Record for Thievery
With a steal at Colorado State, Jackson Emery broke the BYU record for steals in a single season. The record was previously held by Marty Haws, who had 66 steals in 1989-90. Emery now has 87 steals this season after collecting two vs. TCU in the MWC Tournament. He is five from breaking the MWC single-season record.
33-Point Games
Jimmer Fredette’s 45 points vs. TCU in the MWC Tournament was his sixth game with 33-plus points this season. He is fifth all-time in BYU history for career 33-point games and his six this season are the most by a BYU junior in a single season and tied for the second-most in any BYU season. Devin Durrant had 11 33-point games as a senior in 1983-84 and Dick Nemelka had six as a senior in 1965-66.
Best Record Through 33 Games
At 29-4 overall, BYU men’s basketball has the best record in program history through 33 games. The 2007-08 team held the previous best record in program history through 33 games at 27-6. See below for the other best records through 32 games.
In the Rankings
BYU men’s basketball entered the top-25 rankings for the first time this season on Jan. 4 at No. 25 in the AP Poll and No. 23 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. The Cougars are currently ranked No. 14 in the AP Poll and No. 15 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. BYU has been ranked as high as No. 12 in the AP Poll and No. 10 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. Rose has led his teams to the rankings in each of the last four seasons to become the first Cougar coach to lead BYU into the rankings in four-straight seasons.
BYU as a Ranked Team
BYU owns a 152-61 record as a ranked team, including 15-3 this season. The Cougars are 86-13 at home, 43-30 on the road and 23-18 at neutral sites when nationally ranked. BYU is 24-9 as a ranked team under Dave Rose.
Consecutive Weeks Ranked
BYU entered the rankings on Jan. 4 and has been ranked ever since, a streak of 10-consecutive weeks — the third longest streak in a single season since the 1980-81 and 1971-72 teams that were ranked for 15-straight weeks and the 1979-80 team that was ranked for 14-straight weeks. The Cougars were ranked for 30-consecutive weeks (not including preseason polls) over three seasons from the first week of the 1979-80 season to the first week of the 1981-82 season.
1,000-Point Scorers
With nine points vs. TCU in the MWC quarterfinals, Jonathan Tavernari has 1,502 career points and is 12th all-time in scoring at BYU. He is 11 points from passing Kresimir Cosic for 11th all-time. After scoring 45 points vs. TCU in the MWC quarterfinals, Jimmer Fredette has 1,443 career points, good for 13th all-time in program history.
Downtown Record Watch
Jonathan Tavernari is BYU’s all-time leader in career threes and attempts. Tavernari also owns the record for threes in a season with 88 in 2007-08. He now has 261 makes and 685 attempts. Jimmer Fredette is third with 164 makes and third with 416 attempts.
Top-10 Pick Pockets
Senior forward Jonathan Tavernari had three steals at TCU to give him 158 for his career. He is third all-time in BYU history. Jackson Emery is fourth with 144 while Jimmer Fredette is 12th with 114.
When Jimmer Scores 20...
Jimmer Fredette had 45 points vs. TCU in the MWC quarterfinals, his 19th 20-point game this season and 27th of his career. He has reached 33-plus points six times this season. BYU is 23-4 when Fredette scores 20 or more points.
BYU Freshman Scoring Leaders
With 373 points this season, Tyler Haws is on pace to become one of the highest scoring freshmen in BYU history. He is currently sixth and 22 points from passing Trent Plaisted.
