National Basketball Association
Washington St. 77, Brigham Young 58
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Where: Marriott Center, Provo, Utah
Officials:
# Kevin Brill, # Brooks Wells, # Rick Batsell
Attendance:
11148
By Field Level Media
Michael Flowers had 27 points and set the Washington State single-season record for made 3-pointers in the Cougars' 77-58 win Wednesday over host BYU in National Invitation Tournament quarterfinal game at Provo, Utah.
Washington State, a No. 4 seed, will play No. 1 Texas A&M on Tuesday in a semifinal game in New York City. The Aggies beat Wake Forest 67-52 earlier Wednesday.
Flowers went 4 of 10 from beyond the arc, giving him 100 this season after transferring from South Alabama. Klay Thompson held the previous Washington State record for 3-pointers made in a season with 98 in 2010-11.
Dishon Jackson, a reserve, finished with a season-high 14 points for Washington State (22-14). Tyrell Roberts had 11 points.
No. 2 BYU (24-11) was led by Fousseyni Traore's 16 points and eight rebounds. Caleb Lohner added nine points and 11 rebounds and Alex Barcello finished with 12 points.
Washington State outscored BYU 19-4 in a stretch of more than six minutes in the first half to take a 31-22 lead with 3:11 remaining before halftime. Flowers had 10 points in that pivotal stretch for the Cougars, who took a 35-26 lead into halftime behind Flowers' 12 points.
Jackson also had 10 points at halftime on 5-of-7 shooting from the field. He finished making 7 of 9 shots overall.
Washington State had only one turnover in the first half while BYU had seven. BYU also made 1 of 10 shots from 3-point range in the half.
After Washington State took a 40-28 lead on a Jackson layup with 17:24 left, BYU responded with an 11-2 run. Traore's jumper with 13:02 remaining cut the lead to 42-39.
Washington State answered with a 15-2 run, fueled by two 3-pointers by Flowers, including a four-point play with 10:47 left that gave him the single-season school record for 3-pointers made. He capped the run with another 3-pointer that gave Washington State a 57-41 lead with 10:09 left.
Flowers made 6 of 9 shots from the field in the second half, leading Washington State to a 51.7 shooting percentage after halftime.
The Cougars had only six turnovers in the game.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Washington St. |
|
Brigham Young |
Michael Flowers 27 |
Scoring |
Fousseyni Traore 16 |
Michael Flowers 5 |
Assists |
Caleb Lohner 5 |
DJ Rodman 8 |
Rebounds |
Caleb Lohner 11 |
TJ Bamba 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Atiki Ally Atiki 2 |
Michael Flowers 3 |
Steals |
Caleb Lohner 2 |
Efe Abogidi 2 |
Blocks |
Atiki Ally Atiki 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Washington St.
|
77 |
43.9 |
9-27 |
10-15 |
11 |
33 |
4 |
11 |
6 |
Brigham Young
|
58 |
41.1 |
3-20 |
9-15 |
12 |
34 |
3 |
3 |
13 |