BYU BasketballThursday, November 12
No. 23 BYU beats Queens 98-82 with 17 3-pointers at the Marriott Center
The Daily Provo team
If you missed Tuesday night in Provo, you missed a shootout. No. 23 BYU beat Queens 98-82 to move to 3-0, with Robert Wright III scoring 21 points and adding six assists.
BYU out-shot Queens from deep and led at halftime
| BYU | Measure | Queens |
|---|---|---|
| 98 | Final score | 82 |
| 17 | 3-pointers made | 14 |
| 54 | Halftime points | 42 |
Sources: Standard-Examiner, Deseret News
Deseret News says BYU's 17 made threes fell two shy of the program's single-game record. Eight different Cougars hit 3-pointers, seven of them more than once, and BYU has now made exactly 46% of its threes in every game this season. Queens hit 14 of its own, so the teams combined for 31.
BYU made 17 of its 37 3-point tries
17 of 37
- made
- 20 missed
Source: Deseret News
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| Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| made | 17 | 46% |
| missed | 20 | 54% |
- Five in double figures: three straight games, first time in 13 years
- Halftime: BYU led 54-42 after hitting 12 threes
- Queens' run: 18-2, cutting a 22-point deficit to six
Sources: Standard-Examiner, Deseret News