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PROVO -- In his final game at the Marriott Center, senior Jimmer Fredette scored 38 points to lead the No. 3/3 BYU Cougars to victory over the Wyoming Cowboys 102-78 on Saturday.

With the win BYU (28-3, 14-2) secures at least a share of the Mountain West Conference regular season title and the number one seed in the MWC tournament.

"We were as committed to winning as a group as I have seen us in a long time," head coach Dave Rose said. "We weren't offensively having a lot of success in the first half but we were going after every loose ball, getting rebounds and diving on the floor. We showed everyone how committed we are to getting this done."

Senior Jackson Emery contributed 18 points to the win in his final home game and Charles Abouo put in a career-best 25 points, 21 in the second half, and snagged seven rebounds.

"I am happy for these players because championships are hard to win, but they last forever so this is something these players will always have," Rose said.

Fredette got off to a fast start for the Cougars, making three of his first four shots and scoring 12 of the team’s first 20 points. He finished the first half with 14 points.

The scoring went back and forth for most of the first half before the Cougars opened up the biggest lead of the half with a 9-0 run stretching over three minutes from 10:55 to 7:30 remaining in the half.

Wyoming erased the deficit quickly and tied the game at 35 with 19 seconds remaining in the half. After a missed Cowboy free throw, senior Jackson Emery nailed a three at the buzzer to give the Cougars a halftime lead, 38-35.

Abouo came ready to play in the second half as he led the Cougars on a 15-4 run out of the locker room. He went on a personal 8-0 run at one point as BYU extended the lead to 53-39 with 16:40 remaining.

Fredette helped the Cougars maintain the lead with buckets on three-consecutive possessions, including two finger rolls in the lane and a deep three. He followed that with another driving lay up to give BYU a 65-53 lead with 12:16 left in the game.

BYU continued to build the lead for the remainder of the game, stretching it to 20 at the 4:37 mark after two Emery threes and a Fredette lay in made it 87-67. The Cougars managed 15 points in the final four minutes to cross the 100-point mark for the third time this season.

Next up for the Cougars will be the MWC Basketball Championship from March 9-12 in Las Vegas. Live stats and audio links will be available on www.byucougars.com and fans can listen live on the radio on KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM out of Salt Lake City.

Official Basketball Box Score
Wyoming vs BYU Cougars
03/05/11 1:32 pm at Provo, Utah, Marriott Center
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VISITORS: Wyoming 10-20, 3-13 MWC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
22 M'BAYE, Amath....... f  4-13   0-1    4-4    2  5  7   4  12  2  2  1  1  28
23 THIAM, Djibril...... f  3-4    0-0    1-2    0  2  2   2   7  0  0  1  1  26
35 HARRISON, Daylen.... f  5-7    1-2    1-2    1  1  2   1  12  0  3  0  1  25
01 LUSTER, JayDee...... g  0-2    0-0    2-4    1  2  3   4   2  7  2  0  0  29
04 CRUZ, Francisco..... g  7-11   3-4    1-2    0  1  1   3  18  1  0  0  2  39
00 GIBSON, Brian.......    0-0    0-0    0-2    0  2  2   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
02 BOUEDO, Arthur......    3-4    3-4    0-0    0  2  2   0   9  0  0  0  0   6
03 JACKSON, Desmar.....    3-6    0-1    4-4    0  2  2   5  10  1  2  1  0  13
15 WADDELL, Adam.......    1-8    0-0    0-2    1  1  2   3   2  2  0  0  1  26
21 HUDSON, Joe.........    2-3    2-2    0-0    0  1  1   2   6  0  0  0  0   7
   TEAM................                         1  2  3
   Totals..............   28-58   9-14  13-22   6 21 27  24  78 13  9  3  6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-26 50.0%   2nd Half: 15-32 46.9%   Game: 48.3%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-6  50.0%   2nd Half:  6-8  75.0%   Game: 64.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  6-10 60.0%   2nd Half:  7-12 58.3%   Game: 59.1%    6
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HOME TEAM: BYU Cougars 28-3, 14-2 MWC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 ABOUO, Charles...... f  9-12   1-3    6-6    3  4  7   2  25  0  2  0  2  29
31 COLLINSWORTH, Kyle.. f  5-8    0-1    1-1    1  7  8   4  11  1  1  1  1  29
34 HARTSOCK, Noah...... f  2-5    0-2    1-2    2  2  4   4   5  3  1  1  0  30
04 EMERY, Jackson...... g  6-8    4-5    2-2    0  1  1   3  18  2  0  0  1  26
32 FREDETTE, Jimmer.... g 12-24   4-9   10-12   1  3  4   0  38  2  4  0  0  38
12 MAGNUSSON, Logan....    0-1    0-1    1-2    2  4  6   4   1  4  0  0  0  25
13 ZYLSTRA, Brock......    0-0    0-0    0-2    0  2  2   0   0  0  0  0  0   5
14 MARTINEAU, Nick.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  1  0  0  0  0+
15 ANDERSON, James.....    1-2    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   2   2  0  0  0  0   7
21 ROGERS, Stephen.....    0-4    0-2    2-2    2  1  3   0   2  0  1  0  0  11
   TEAM................                            3  3
   Totals..............   35-64   9-23  23-29  11 27 38  19 102 13  9  2  4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-33 42.4%   2nd Half: 21-31 67.7%   Game: 54.7%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  4-12 33.3%   2nd Half:  5-11 45.5%   Game: 39.1%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  6-10 60.0%   2nd Half: 17-19 89.5%   Game: 79.3%    3
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Officials: Bob Staffen, Michael Irving, Brad Gaston
Technical fouls: Wyoming-CRUZ, Francisco. BYU Cougars-None.
Attendance: 22700
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Wyoming.......................   35   43  -   78
BYU Cougars...................   38   64  -  102
Marriott Center sold out. 7th consecutive sellout, 9th of season.
Cougars win MWC regular-season championship and #1 seed in MWC tournament.
Points in the paint-WY 26,BY 46. Points off turnovers-WY 10,BY 12.
2nd chance points-WY 6,BY 11. Fast break points-WY 4,BY 6.
Bench points-WY 27,BY 5. Score tied-4 times. Lead changed-5 times.
Last FG-WY 2nd-01:33, BY 2nd-01:04.
Largest lead-WY by 3 1st-18:01, BY by 25 2nd-00:21.

Cougars to Conclude Regular season on Saturday

No. 3/3 BYU basketball will celebrate its three seniors and look to clinch a share of the MWC regular season title on Saturday, March 5, against Wyoming at 1:30 p.m. MT in the Marriott Center. Seniors Jimmer Fredette, Jackson Emery and Logan Magnusson will all play their final game in the Marriott Center. A win for the Cougars (27-3 overall, 13-2 MWC) would clinch at least a share of the regular season title with No. 9/9 San Diego State (28-2 overall, 13-2 MWC) and the top seed in the upcoming MWC Tournament. Fredette is the nation’s leading scorer at 27.5 points per game and adds 4.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Emery adds 12.6 points and 2.9 steals per game and Noah Hartsock contributes 8.7 points and 6.0 boards per game. Wyoming enters Wednesday’s contest at 10-19 overall and 3-12 in the MWC. The Cowboys are coming off an 85-58 home loss to San Diego State. Desmar Jackson leads the Cowboys in scoring at 14.9 points per game and adds 5.0 boards and 2.2 steals per game. Saturday’s game can be heard live on KSL Newsradio beginning with the pregame show at 12:30 p.m. MT on 102.7 FM and 1160 AM out of Salt Lake City or via the Internet at KSL.com. The game will be televised live on The Mtn.

Up Next

No. 3/3 BYU will play in the Conoco MWC Championships from March 10-12 in Las Vegas. Live stats and audio links will be available on www.byucougars.com and fans can listen live on the radio on KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM out of Salt Lake City. The tournament will be televised live on The Mtn., CBS College Sports and VERSUS.

Cougar Quick Hits

— No. 3/3 BYU head coach Dave Rose is 154-43 in his six seasons at BYU and is the program’s all-time leader in winning percentage at .782. He is second all-time in wins behind Stan Watts, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame.

— In MWC action, Jimmer Fredette is averaging 30.9 points, 3.5 threes and 4.4 assists while shooting .434 from the field, .427 from three and .906 from the free throw line.

— Jimmer Fredette was named to eight preseason All-America teams and is a Cousy Award and Oscar Robertson Trophy finalist and a Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy midseason candidate. Fredette leads the nation in scoring at 27.5 points per game and adds 4.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

— Senior guard Jackson Emery is second on the team in scoring at 12.6 points per game and adds 3.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and a team-best 2.9 steals per game. He has posted four-plus steals 12 times this season and is the program’s all-time leader in career steals. Noah Hartsock adds 8.7 points per game on .505 shooting from the field and .476 shooting from three.

— At 27-3, BYU has the best 30-game record in program history.

BYU GAME #30 FAST FACTS

No. 3/3 BYU (27-3, 13-2) vs. Wyoming (10-19, 3-12)

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Marriott Center

Provo, Utah

1:30 p.m. MT

Coaches

BYU, Dave Rose (154-43 in sixth season at BYU; same overall)

Wyoming, Fred Langley (2-4 in first season at Wyoming; same overall)

Series

BYU leads 104-69, with BYU winning 69-62 in Laramie earlier this season

Radio

KSL Newsradio (102.7 FM/1160 AM) and the Cougar Sports Network (Greg Wrubell, play-by-play; Mark Durrant, game analysis)

TV

The Mtn. (Rich Cellini, play-by-play; Joe Cravens, game analysis)

Web

Live audio and live stats links are available on the men’s basketball schedule page at www.byucougars.com/basketball_m/

Looking at Wyoming

2010-11 Record: 10-19, 3-12

Conference: Mountain West

2009-10 Record: 10-21, 3-13 (8th)

2010 Postseason: None

Highlights:

- Wyoming is 10-19 overall and 3-12 in Mountain West Conference play. The Cowboys are 10-7 at home, 0-10 on the road and 0-2 in neutral games. Wyoming has lost three of four including setbacks at UNLV and at home against San Diego State in its last two games.

- Desmar Jackson leads the Cowboys in scoring at 14.9 points per game and adds 5.0 boards and 2.2 steals per game. Amath M’Baye adds 12.1 points per game and a team-best 5.6 boards while shooting .485 from the field. Djibril Thiam and Francisco Cruz add 9.8 and 9.6 poinst per game, respectively.

- Wyoming averages 65.7 points and shoots .431 from the field and .272 from three. Cowboy opponents average 68.6 points and shoot .441 from the field against Wyoming.

Coach: Fred Langley (1st season at Wyoming)

Wyoming’s Last Outing — Cowboys Fall to No. 9 Aztecs, 85-58, in Home Finale

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - For the second time this season San Diego State played Wyoming after losing to BYU. Both times the Aztecs won big.

Thomas and Brian Carlwell both scored 15 points in an arena where the Aztecs haven’t been very successful.

San Diego State (28-2, 13-2 Mountain West) won the first meeting with the Cowboys 96-57 on Jan. 29, three days after losing 71-58 to BYU.

The Aztecs lost in Laramie in 2009 and 2010 and in 24 of their last 30 games in the arena.

The BYU loss and the team’s dismal record in Laramie left Aztecs coach Steve Fisher “anxious” to see how his team would play Tuesday night.

Wyoming (10-19, 3-12) used a full-court press to take a 15-14 lead 9:35 into the first half on a basket by Desmar Jackson, who led the Cowboys with 16 points.

The Aztecs used two 11-0 runs keyed by Thomas and Carlwell to pull away and Wyoming never got closer than 16 points in the second half.

It was SDSU’s largest margin of victory in Laramie. In 2003, the Aztecs won by 13 points.

San Diego State extended its streak of not losing two in a row to 48 games.

The 6-foot-9 Thomas had 11 rebounds and the 6-11 Carlwell had eight. Both shot 6 of 9 from the field and recorded two blocks as SDSU scored 52 points in the paint.

Kawhi Leonard added 12 points and nine rebounds, and D.J. Gay had 11 points for the Aztecs, who shot 52.5 percent from the field and outrebounded the Cowboys 43-26.

Series Notes

BYU leads the all-time series against Wyoming 104-69. The Cougars are 12-0 against the Cowboys under Dave Rose.

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