BYU Cougars face the South Dakota Coyotes

Published Dec. 2, 2022 2:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

South Dakota Coyotes (4-4) vs. BYU Cougars (5-3)

Salt Lake City; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The BYU Cougars square off against the South Dakota Coyotes at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Cougars have a 5-3 record in non-conference games. BYU averages 15.8 turnovers per game and is 2- when it wins the turnover battle.

The Coyotes are 4-4 in non-conference play. South Dakota is fifth in the Summit with 12.1 assists per game led by Kruz Perrott-Hunt averaging 2.4.

TOP PERFORMERS: Gideon George is scoring 13.3 points per game and averaging 6.5 rebounds for the Cougars. Rudi Williams is averaging 11.1 points and 2.5 rebounds while shooting 42.3% for BYU.

A.J. Plitzuweit is shooting 60.0% from beyond the arc with 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Coyotes, while averaging 12.7 points. Paul Bruns is averaging 10.8 points for South Dakota.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.