National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Brigham Young 102, Wyoming 78
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 5, 2011
Where: Marriott Center, Provo, Utah
Officials: # Brad Gaston, # Michael Irving, # Bob Staffen
Attendance: 22700

Jimmer Fredette scored 38 points in his final home game and No. 3 Brigham Young clinched the top seed for the Mountain West Conference tournament with a 102-78 victory over visiting Wyoming on Saturday.

Charles Abouo added 25 points and Jackson Emery scored 18 as BYU (28-3, 14-2 Mountain West) assured itself of at least a tie for the regular-season crown. The Cougars hold the tiebreaker edge with a season sweep of San Diego State, which plays later Saturday.

Francisco Cruz scored 18 points for Wyoming (10-20, 3-13). Daylen Harrison and Amath M’Baye added 12 points apiece in the loss.

The Cougars open Mountain West Conference tournament play on Thursday against the winner of Wednesday’s play-in game between Wyoming and TCU.

The Cougars led just 38-35 at the half, but Abouo scored eight points in a 33-second span early in the second half to help BYU begin to pull away. He had a three-point play and a 3-pointer during the stretch to give the Cougars a 48-39 lead. Abouo had another three-point play to give BYU a 56-41 lead with 16:21 to play.

Fredette, the nation’s leading scorer, shot 12 of 25 from the floor, knocked down four 3-pointers and added four rebounds.
Top Game Performances
 
Wyoming   Brigham Young
Francisco Cruz 18 Scoring Jimmer Fredette 38
JayDee Luster 7 Assists Logan Magnusson 4
Amath M'Baye 7 Rebounds Kyle Collinsworth 8
Desmar Jackson 4 Free Throws Made Jimmer Fredette 10
Francisco Cruz 2 Steals Charles Abouo 2
Desmar Jackson 1 Blocks Kyle Collinsworth 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Wyoming 78 48.3 9-14 13-22 13 24 3 6
Brigham Young 102 54.7 9-23 23-29 12 35 2 4