PROVO, Utah — Jimmer Fredette scored 36 points, including 23 in the second half, as No. 12 BYU defeated Utah 82-69 on Saturday night for its sixth victory in the last seven meetings between the longtime rivals.
Tyler Haws added 15 points and seven rebounds, and Jackson Emery finished with eight points, seven rebounds and six steals for BYU (21-2, 6-1 Mountain West).
Utah (10-11, 3-4) trimmed an 18-point deficit to four but couldn’t complete the comeback.
Jay Watkins led the Utes with 18 points and 11 rebounds, scoring 13 in the second half as Utah got more aggressive on both ends of the floor to get back in the game.
Utah’s Marshall Henderson made a 3-pointer to get the Utes within 64-58, then Watkins got inside for a layup to cut the margin to four.
No. 23 New Mexico 73, TCU 57
FORT WORTH, Texas — Darington Hobson scored 19 points with some key second-half baskets as the Lobos stretched their winning streak to six games.
Plagued by turnovers, pesky TCU was still close until Hobson scored consecutive baskets for the Lobos (20-3, 6-2) to start a 9-0 run during a three-minute span in the second half.
Hobson’s tip-in pushed the lead to 43-32 with just less than 13 minutes left, and the Horned Frogs (10-12, 2-5) never got closer than nine after that.
The Lobos secured their third straight 20-win season under third-year coach Steve Alford.
The Associated Press
