FEBRUARY 21•SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Best of the West: Why does NCAA committee love Aztecs? Lots of good wins, few bad lossesSan Diego State was good enough to crack the NCAA Tournament selection committee’s early reveal of the top 16 seeds; BYU and Saint Mary's we...
Jaxson Robinson Has Emerged as the Closer for the BYU Basketball TeamThrough six games in conference play, BYU was 2-4. Competitiveness was not the issue. Far from it, in fact. BYU had a chance to win all six...
FEBRUARY 21•NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Viewers' guide: Baylor-Houston, Bama-Kentucky, BYU-Kansas and moreAn angry UConn team goes to Villanova, UNC travels to UVa, a first-place Pac-12 battle and what else to watch as the home stretch begins.
FEBRUARY 21•THEATHLETIC.COM
BYU coach Mark Pope reacts to Rick Pitino's praise after Baylor win: 'He's changed me as a human being'‘He’s changed me as a human being’: BYU coach Mark Pope reacts to Rick Pitino’s praise after Baylor win
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Dallin Hall - Continues to show off versatilityHall finished Tuesday's 78-71 win over Baylor with 10 points (4-10 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 0-1 FT), five rebounds and six assists in 31 minutes.
ImpactBYU is flush with versatile weapons and Hall continues to prove his worth on the offensive end, providing at least 10 points, five rebounds and four assists for the third consecutive game and fifth total time since the start of conference play. He's also posted at least three boards and three assists in every conference game this season. While the 5.5 assists over those eight games is impressive, even more impressive is that he's accumulated a 3.93 assist to turnover ratio during that stretch which would rank fourth in the nation if extrapolated to a full season.
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Aly Khalifa - Shows off all-around gameKhalifa had 14 points (5-7 FG, 4-6 3Pt), seven rebounds, seven assists, one block and one steal across 28 minutes during Tuesday's 78-71 win over Baylor.
ImpactKhalifa drained a season-high four threes en-route to a 14 point effort that represented his highest total since posting 21 on Jan. 20 at Texas Tech and just the third time he's posted double-figures this season. Additionally, the seven assists was one short of a season-high while the seven boards were just two shy of his previous high total. It was the first time the versatile big man has posted double-digits in scoring with at least seven assists and rebounds in the same game in his career. While averaging just 6.3 points this season, he's averaging 4.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists, with the latter representing the highest total amongst all non-guards in the Big 12.
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Jalen Bridges - Continues career-seasonBridges had 15 points (6-12 FG, 3-8 3Pt), eight rebounds, one block and one steal over 33 minutes during Tuesday's 78-71 loss to BYU.
ImpactBridges led the Bears in both scoring and rebounding Tuesday, matching a season-high with eight rebounds while posting at least 15 points for the fifth time this season. The senior forward is averaging career-highs in minutes (29.9), points (10.9) and made three-pointers (1.9), shooting just under 40% from behind the arc while averaging 4.8 rebounds per game.
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