PROVO, Utah — Trent Plaisted and Jonathan Tavernari each scored 25 points to lead Brigham Young to a 92-73 win over Colorado State on Saturday.
The win pushed the Cougars’ home winning streak to 40 games, the second-longest active streak in the nation.
Colorado State (6-10, 0-2 Mountain West) trailed 25-10 in the first half before answering with a 15-4 run that included six points off the bench from Ronnie Aguilar, pulling the Rams to within four at 29-25. But that was as close as the Rams would get the rest of the evening.
Leading 38-27 at the break, BYU (12-4, 1-0) scored the first 12 points of the second half during a 17-3 run that stretched the lead to 55-30 with 15:50 remaining.
BYU outscored the smaller Rams 39-10 in the paint. Marcus Walker led the Rams with 21 points; Willis Gardner added 14.
COLORADO ST. (6-10)
McFarland 1-5 2-2 4, Walker 7-14 4-5 21, Nigon 0-1 0-0 0, Simmons 0-5 0-0 0, Gardner 5-8 2-2 14, Clayman 3-10 3-4 12, Cohen 0-0 0-0 0, Woodard 3-7 3-4 10, Aguilar 4-8 4-4 12, McGinley 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 23-58 18-21 73.
BYU (12-4)
Cummard 4-8 0-0 10, Tavernari 9-17 2-2 25, Plaisted 11-15 3-7 25, Burgess 3-7 2-2 9, Murdock 1-2 3-4 6, Loyd 0-0 0-0 0, Rose 0-2 0-0 0, Martineau 0-2 0-0 0, Fredette 1-5 0-0 3, Collinsworth 3-7 3-7 9, Miles 1-2 3-9 5. Totals 33-67 16-31 92.Halftime — Brigham Young 38-27. 3-point goals —Colorado St. 9-21 (Clayman 3-3, Walker 3-7, Gardner 2-4, Woodard 1-4, Simmons 0-1, McFarland 0-2), BYU 10-26 (Tavernari 5-9, Cummard 2-3, Murdock 1-2, Fredette 1-3, Burgess 1-5, Martineau 0-1, Collinsworth 0-1, Rose 0-2). Fouled out —Aguilar, McFarland. Rebounds — Colorado St. 32 (Aguilar 8), BYU 46 (Collinsworth, Cummard 9). Assists — Colorado St. 12 (Walker 3), BYU 23 (Cummard 7). Total fouls —Colorado St. 29, BYU 17. A — 13,135.
