BYU MBBall Win 2 Before Hawaii

In their two games this last week, BYU Men's Basketball won both in preparation to going to Hawaii this next week for the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational.

Their first one was a Maui Invitational game @ home on Tuesday, November 18, 2014, against Arkansas-Little Rock with a win and a final score of 91-62. BYU struggled a bit in the first half on scoring but in the second half picked it up a lot. At half time the score was 37-28 with BYU winning, and then BYU scored 54 points in the second half to solidify the win. BYU was always in the lead. Some other highlights were fast break points (12 for BYU; 0 for Arkansas), points off of turnovers (24 for BYU (20 in the second half); 7 for Arkansas), and points in paint (52 for BYU (36 in the second half); 20 for Arkansas). BYU had 14 total players play.

The second game was an easier game against Southern Virginia University on Wednesday, November 19, 2014. It was at home in Provo with a win and final score of 101-48. Hitting the century mark in points, BYU had a great game with holding Southern Virginia to less than 30 points in each half. BYU had 49 points in the first half and 52 in the second. BYU dominated in points in paint (54-16), points off turnovers (35-8), second chance points (20-12), fast break points (24-2), and bench points (66-26). If they can keep up their execution and consistency next week, they should do well in the Maui Invitational in Hawaii.

I feel that with their performance in both games and an overall 3-0 record so far, they are on their way to having a really good season.

For your information some short comments on women's basketball are at the bottom of this post for you women's fans.

As I mentioned earlier, BYU will be playing starting on Monday, November 24, 2014, in Lahaina, Hawaii in the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational. They will start off at 9:30 PM MST against #16 San Diego State on ESPN2 which will be a good challenge for them. From that they will either play Pittsburgh or Chaminade at an unknown time Tuesday on ESPN or ESPN2. Their last game in Hawaii will be on Wednesday against an unknown team as of for now. Then BYU goes back home to Provo on Saturday, November 29, 2014, to play Eastern Kentucky at 7:00 PM MST on BYUtv.

Here are some stats:
University of Arkansas-Little Rock
Points: Chase Fischer with 19 (4-7 on three-pointers); Tyler Haws with 18; Anson Winder with 9; Nate Austin with 8 (4-4 on total field goals); Luke Worthington with 7
Rebounds (47 total rebounds; 34 defensive): Nate Austin with 11 (9 defensive); Kyle Collinsworth with 8 (5 defensive); Anson Winder with 5 defensive rebounds
Asissts: Kyle Collinsworth with 6; Tyler Haws with 5; Skyler Halford with 3
Steals: Tyler Haws and Nate Austin each with 2

Southern Virginia University
Points: Jake Toolson with 15; Isaac Neilson with 13; Tyler Haws with 13; Luke Worthington with 12; Chase Fischer, Dalton Nixon, and Anson Winder each with 10
Rebounds (51 total rebounds): Jake Toolson with 7 defensive rebounds; Isaac Neilson with 7 (5 offensive); Frank Bartley IV with 6 defensive rebounds
Assists: Frank Bartley IV with 7; Jake Toolson with 4; Chase Fischer with 3;
Blocks: Anson Winder and Frank Bartley IV each with 2; Josh Sharp with 1
Steals: Jake Toolson, Isaac Neilson, and Frank Bartley IV each with 4; Anson Winder and Luke Worthington each with 2

For the BYU Women's Basketball team their first game (Game #1) was on November 14, 2014, against South Dakota State in South Dakota. It was tough loss of 65-75. They lost again (Game #2) this last Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at home against CSUN (California State University, Northridge) with a final score of 54-63. The fought hard on both but weren't able to pull out the wins. Some top players for Game #1 were Morgan Bailey (25 points, 8 rebounds), Ashley Garfield (6 points, 8 rebounds), and Makenzi Morrison (11 points). Some top players for Game #2 were Morgan Bailey (22 points), Ashley Garfield (7 rebounds), and Lexi Eaton (8 points).
Next Few Games:
Nevada ... Saturday, November 22, 2014 (tonight) ... 7:30 PM MST ... BYUtv
[These next three games are part of the Tom Weston Invitational in Laie, Hawaii]
Butler ... Wednesday, November 26, 2014 ... 6:00 PM MST
BYU-Hawaii ... Thursday, November 27, 2014 ... 4:00 PM MST
Oregon State ... Saturday, November 29, 2014 ... 4:00 PM MST