Childs' double-double leads BYU past Santa Clara 80-58
PROVO, Utah -- Yoeli Childs scored 20 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished five assists and BYU pulled away to defeat Santa Clara 80-58 on Thursday night.
Elijah Bryant and T.J. Haws added 14 points and six assists apiece and Dalton Nixon 12 points for the Cougars (19-7, 8-5 West Coast Conference), who had 22 assists on 34 baskets.
Kai Healy led the Broncos (8-17, 5-8) with 12 points) and Josip Vrankic and K.J. Feagin had 11 each.
Vrankic and Healy combined for the first 14 Santa Clara points of the second half to cut a 41-31 deficit to five. Then Nixon and Bryant hit 3-pointers to ignite a 13-0 run for a 64-45 lead with 8:44 to play.
BYU shot 65 percent in the second half and 59 percent for the game (34 of 58), while the Broncos shot 31 percent.
Childs' double-double was his third straight, giving him 13 for the season, second in the WCC.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Deldre Carr
- Jeremy Dente
- Scott Brown
2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Gonzaga | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Loyola Marymount | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Oregon State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Pacific | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Saint Mary's | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Santa Clara | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Washington State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Pepperdine | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Portland | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
San Diego | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
San Francisco | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Arizona | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Colorado | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Houston | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Kansas | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
TCU | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
UCF | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Utah | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
BYU | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Baylor | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |