Scores

Final

Buffalo 78

(6-3, 2-2 away)

BYU 93

(9-3, 5-1 home)

9:00 PM ET, December 20, 2011

Marriott Center, Provo, UT

1 2 T
BUFF 39 3978
BYU 47 4693

Top Performers

Buffalo: M. Watt 18 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

Brigham Young: B. Zylstra 26 Pts, 2 Reb, 4 Ast, 4 Stl

BYU 93, Buffalo 78

Associated Press

PROVO, Utah -- Brock Zylstra scored 26 points and Anson Winder added 20 to lead BYU to a 93-78 victory against Buffalo on Tuesday night.

Noah Hartsock had 16 points and Matt Carlino 10 for the Cougars (8-3).

Mitchell Watt had 18 points and eight rebounds for the Bulls (6-2). Javon McCrea scored 16 points, Zach Filzen 14 and Dave Barnett 10.

The game was tied 37-all before BYU outscored Buffalo 10-2 in the final 3:56 of the first half. Transition layups by Zylstra and Josh Sharp highlighted the surge; the Cougars enjoyed a 14-0 advantage in fast-break points for the game.

Trailing by eight points at the break, the Bulls got no closer in the second half.

Both teams shot well. Buffalo was 28 of 53 (52.8 percent) from the floor, including 8 of 16 from 3-point range; BYU shot 34 of 64 (53.1 percent) and 13 of 29 behind the arc.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
BUFF
BYU
Points 78 93
FG Made-Attempted 28-53 (.528) 34-64 (.531)
3P Made-Attempted 8-16 (.500) 13-29 (.448)
FT Made-Attempted 14-17 (.824) 12-17 (.706)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 17 (1/0) 19 (0/0)
Largest Lead 11 21

Game Leaders

 
BUFF
BYU
PointsM. Watt 18B. Zylstra 26
ReboundsM. Watt 8N. Austin 9
AssistsJ. Oldham 9M. Carlino 11
StealsJ. Oldham 3B. Zylstra 4
BlocksM. Watt 1B. Davies 2
Team Stats: Buffalo | Brigham Young

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
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Next 5 Games

BUFF
BYU
12/28 @TEM 7:00pm
01/04 BSU 7:00pm
01/07 KENT 7:00pm
01/11 @OHIO 7:00pm
01/14 @M-OH 6:00pm
 12/22 UCSB 9:00pm
12/27 CSUSM 9:00pm
12/29 @SMC 11:00pm
12/31 USD 6:00pm
01/05 @LMU 9:00pm
Complete Schedule: Buffalo | Brigham Young