The Cougars played their first game of the Rady Children's Invitational this afternoon vs. #23 Ole Miss and what had been a close game at the close of regulatio
The Cougars played their first game of the Rady Children's Invitational this afternoon vs. #23 Ole Miss and what had been a close game at the close of regulation quickly got away from BYU in the final minutes. The team just couldn't get a stop when they needed one.A major storyline in this game, especially the second half, was the whistle - foul calls made it hard for either team to get into a rhythm. The second half was a hard-fought, physical, inconsistently officiated battle.
The Cougars will face tough, physical opponents like this all season. If they let opponents disrupt their halfcourt offense and force bad passes and shot attempts, this will be a long season. But, at the end of the day, BYU was able to hang with a tough, veteran Ole Miss team - they just couldn't hang on for the win.
We just saw a new BYU squad face its first real adversity of the season so far. Defense needs to level up and the Cougars need to take better care of the ball against opportunistic opponents, but for the first test of the season, there's a lot to be excited about.
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