BYU Men and Women Lose to Gonzaga

Two games today for BYU Basketball...both for the West Coast Conference finals for conference titles.

Women's
The women's team lost 57 to 71 to Gonzaga. BYU wasn't having a hard time against Gonzaga's defense in the end of the first half and the score was at 14-30 at the halftime. They stayed up with Gonzaga throughout the second half in points but could never really close up the deficit.

BYU Women's Stats
Top Scorers: Jennifer Hamson with 24, Lexi Eaton with 15, and Kim Beeston with 12
Top Rebounders: Jennifer Hamson & Lexi Eaton with 7, Ashley Garfield & Stephanie Rovetti with 4, and Morgan Bailey & Kylie Maeda with 3
Top Assisters: Kim Beeston with 5 and Stephanie Rovetti with 3

For more stats for that game, go to this link: BYU Women's vs. Gonzaga

Men's
The men's team lost 64 to 75 to Gonzaga. BYU was not making as much shots as Gonzaga. That's basically how it went. It was great though because at half time, BYU was down 27-44. Then during the second half they cut the deficit by a bit with some great plays like Frank Bartley IV scoring two three-pointers (his first since 2013). They fought back with good effort in the second half, but just couldn't take the lead.

BYU Men's Stats
Top Scorers: Tyler Haws with 24, Kyle Collinsworth (got injured in second half and didn't return) with 13, Frank Bartley IV with 9, and Eric Mika & Matt Carlino with 8
Top Rebounders: Eric Mika with 10, Kyle Collinsworth with 6, Tyler Haws & Nate Austin with 5, and Frank Bartley IV with 4
Top Assisters: Matt Carlino with 2 and four other players each with one

For more stats for that game, go to this link: BYU Men's vs. Gonzaga

Go here if you want to see when the two games will be rebroadcasted on BYUtv and available on DVR: Rebroadcasted Games on BYUtv

Both teams fought hard with good effort, but they just couldn't get the wins. Gonzaga got both the men's and women's conference championship titles.

We will know if both teams make it to the March Madness NCAA Basketball tournament/championship this weekend. I will post about it as soon as I know.

Go Cougars!!!!