Aztecs host Cougars in resumption of their Mountain West rivalry
: Both teams are 1-0.: BYU leads 50-25 and has won the last two, 66-60 at Provo last year and 72-62 at Viejas in front of no fans in 2020. The last Aztecs win was 76-71 in Provo in 2019, part of their 26-0 start to the season.: They needed Spencer Johnson’s 3 with 11 seconds left Monday to secure a 60-56 win against visiting Idaho State, which won only five Div. I games last season and had a Kenpom rating of 339 . The Cougars shot only 37.
. The Cougars have some size on the bench, but they started no one over 6-7. They have won 12 straight games in November, including last year’s win against in Provo. Gone are their only double-figure scorers from last season: sharpshooting guard Alex Barcello and Te’Jon Lucas . Forward Caleb Lohner transferred to Baylor. The Cougars are 4-1 in their last five trips to Viejas Arena. They are 58: They cruised in the opener against Cal State Fullerton, winning 80-57 after an explosive start to the second half .
defended to its usual standards against Fullerton, holding the Titans to 39.2-percent shooting and forcing 18 turnovers, but the Cougars pose a different offensive threat – wanting to shoot 3s instead of attacking the rim, and pushing the tempo at every opportunity. Keshad Johnson suffered a shoulder contusion from a hard fall moments into Monday’s game but is expected to play.
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