For a few minutes, the BYU men’s basketball team on Saturday looked as it did to start Thursday’s game against Loyola Marymount University. Subpar defense, early fouls, a slow start on offense.
Then senior guard Alex Barcello started shooting. And making. And making. And making.
Barcello never really stopped making, en route to a career-high 33 points that helped the Cougars win 91-85 over the Pepperdine Waves on the road. He made nine 3-pointers and attempted 10. He shot 10 of 12 for the night and added one assist, one rebound and one steal.
Caleb Lohner had arguably his best game of the season. He scored 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting and had four rebounds and two assists.
Te’Jon Lucas, who struggled with foul trouble, added 10 points and seven assists.
The Cougars and Waves both shot at a highly efficient clip, and BYU needed every single one of Barcello’s points. Pepperdine, a team that entered Saturday No. 287 in the NCAA NET rankings and just 1-10 in the West Coast Conference, gave the visitors all they can handle.
This story will be updated.
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