BYU beats Saint Mary's 71-66 for 3rd place in WCC
PROVO, Utah -- Yoeli Childs scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, TJ Haws added 17 points with seven assists and BYU beat Saint Mary's 71-66 on Thursday night in a battle for third place in the West Coast Conference.
Zac Seljaas made a steal and fast-break dunk to extend BYU's lead to 61-49 with just under six minutes left. Haws' drive and no-look pass to Gavin Baxter for a dunk made it 67-60 with just over a minute left.
Baxter, a freshman from Provo, finished with 10 points for BYU (13-9, 5-2). The Cougars only turned it over twice compared to Saint Mary's 15.
Malik Fitts scored 19 points for Saint Mary's (13-8, 4-2) and Jordan Ford added 15.
Saint Mary's, which leads the WCC in 3-point field goals at 39.5 percent, missed its first 13 from behind the arc and finished 5 of 20. Tanner Krebs made Saint Mary's first 3-pointer of the night with 6:58 remaining to pull to 56-47.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Shawn Lehigh
- David Hall
- Bill Vinovich
2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
| Saint Mary's | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
| Washington State | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Oregon State | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| San Francisco | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| Pacific | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |
| Santa Clara | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
| Portland | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
| Loyola Marymount | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Pepperdine | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
| San Diego | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
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